"Voice for the Mad: The Life of Dorothea Dix" chronicles Dorothea Dix's tireless efforts to draw the public's attention to the inhumane treatment to the mentally ill. Her work is often cited as a catalyst for the asylum reform and federal involvement in treating America's mentally ill. However, by raising interesting questions about Dorothea's hypocritical views on slavery during the Civil War, the author paints the portrait of a normal and conflicted human being who fought for a cause she believed in.
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