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19th-century American social reformer

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Between the Slides
How Viktor Frankl, Ada Lovelace, Alice Waters, Dorothea Dix, and Florence Nightingale turned hope into action (Part 1 of 4) | Episode 19

Between the Slides

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2024 13:02


In this Part 1 of 4 episode, I share problems identified by five of history's most influential people, the hopes each of these influencers possessed, the objectives each focused on, and the actions they took that improved how humans see themselves, use computers, value nutrition, provide mental healthcare, and sanitize medical areas.The Change Makers:Viktor FranklAda LovelaceAlice WatersDorothea DixFlorence NightingaleThank you for tuning into the Hope is NOT a Plan podcast and listening to these fantastic stories of the power of hope combined with action.Stay safe, enjoy your summer, and Godspeed,Kevin*More at hopeisnotaplan.org

Daniel Ramos' Podcast
Episode 429: 22 de Abril del 2024 - Devoción matutina para Jóvenes - ¨Decídete hoy¨

Daniel Ramos' Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2024 4:37


====================================================SUSCRIBETEhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNpffyr-7_zP1x1lS89ByaQ?sub_confirmation=1=======================================================================DECIDETE HOYDevoción Matutina para Jóvenes 2024Narrado por: Daniel RamosDesde: Connecticut, Estados Unidos===================|| www.drministries.org ||===================22 DE ABRILAMA A TU PRÓJIMO«Ustedes hacen bien si de veras cumplen la ley suprema, tal como dice la Escritura: "Ama a tu prójimo como a ti mismo"» (Santiago 2: 8). La gente, incluso muchos cristianos, se aleja de las personas desagradables, viciosas, pobres o mal vestidas. ¿Acaso espera Dios que amemos a nuestro prójimo, aunque esté demente o sea un criminal? Dorothea Dix creía que sí. Dedicó la mayor parte de su vida a mejorar los hospitales psiquiátricos y las prisiones destinadas a albergar a personas que se consideraban criminales o indeseables. El peor de todos los casos que tuvo que atender fue el de un hombre de apellido Simmons, en el Hospicio de Little Compton, una aldea de la bahía Narragansett. Haciendo caso omiso a las advertencias, Dorothea entró en un cuarto tan pequeño que tuvo que agacharse para poder pasar. Al principio no pudo ver al desdichado Simmons, pero escuchó el ruido de sus cadenas. Cuando sus ojos se acostumbraron a la oscuridad, alcanzó a ver a un hombre flaco y huesudo, de cabello blanco y enmarañado, que le llegaba hasta los hombros. Vestido de harapos, estaba de pie descalzo sobre el barro congelado, con una cadena en la pierna izquierda. La miraba con sus ojos hundidos mientras ella le extendió los brazos y lo estrechó contra su pecho. Sollozaba al pensar en la crueldad que ese ser humano tuvo que soportar en esa mazmorra durante tres años. Mientras lo abrazaba, él lloraba como un niño. El 10 de abril de 1844 se publicó un artículo escrito por ella. En él decía: «Sin duda, la gente de Rhode Island profesa amar a Dios. Me pregunto, ¿orarán al mismo Dios que mira al pobre Simmons?». Conmovidos por sus súplicas de misericordia, la gente de ese Estado decidió construir mejores centros de acogida para los enfermos mentales. Lo más probable es que no conozcas a nadie tan desdichado como el pobre Simmons, pero existen personas a quienes resulta difícil amar por su aspecto o manera de ser. Sin embargo, Dios espera que también los ames. Son nuestro prójimo. Él espera que aliviemos el sufrimiento de nuestros semejantes y compartamos con ellos nuestra esperanza de salvación. ¿Te gustaría empezar ahora? Estoy seguro que allí donde estás hay personas «difíciles de amar» que necesitan de tu amor. 

Historical Birthdays Today
April 4th - Dorothea Dix

Historical Birthdays Today

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2024 0:53


Today's episode features: Dorothea Dix, Activist and Reformer Sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠2 Complicated 4 History⁠⁠⁠ Produced by ⁠Primary Source Media⁠

Soul Food Podcasts
Ep.342 คุณจะปรึกษาใคร!

Soul Food Podcasts

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2024 11:58


คอลัมน์ :”ส ด แ ต่ เ ช้ า” ปี3(342) คุณจะปรึกษาใคร? ”เมื่อไม่มีการชี้แนะ ประชาชนก็ล้มลง แต่โดยมีที่ปรึกษามาก ก็มีความปลอดภัย“ ‭‭ ~สุภาษิต‬ ‭11‬:‭14‬ ‭THSV11‬‬ ”Where there is no [wise, intelligent] guidance, the people fall [and go off course like a ship without a helm], But in the abundance of [wise and godly] counselors there is victory.“ ‭‭ ~Proverbs‬ ‭11‬:‭14‬ ‭AMP‬‬ ผลโพลล์ จากรายการ ShareTheLoveForward ปรากฎว่า คนทั่วไปมีที่ปรึกษา เป็นสัดส่วน ดังนี้ 1.ไม่มีที่ปรึกษาเลย 7% 2.มีที่ปรึกษามาก 26% 3.มีที่ปรึกษาบ้าง 67% แท้จริง ประเด็นสำคัญไม่ได้อยู่ที่ เรามีที่ปรึกษาหรือไม่? แต่อยู่ที่เราไปปรึกษา“ใคร ”ในยามที่เราต้องการคำแนะนำ? แน่นอนว่า เราทุกคนล้วนต้องการผู้นำและผู้ให้ปรึกษา และเมื่อเริ่มแรกเดิมทีนั้น 1.พระเจ้า ผู้ทรงสร้างเรา ทรงนำและให้คำปรึกษาแก่เราโดยตรง ต่อมา 2.พระเจ้าทรงนำผ่านผู้นำที่เป็นมนุษย์ซึ่งพระองค์ทรงแต่งตั้งขึ้น แต่ต่อมามนุษย์ทั้งหลายเรียกร้องและตั้งคนที่พวกเขาต้องการ ขึ้นมาเป็นผู้นำ แทนที่จะให้พระเจ้านำ! สิ่งที่ตามก็คือ 1.ผู้นำที่มนุษย์ตั้งขึ้น หรือ 2.ผู้นำที่ตั้งตัวเองขึ้นมาเป็นผู้นำ ได้พาคนทั้งหลาย ห่างไกลจากพระเจ้า! ผลที่ตามมาก็คือความวุ่นวาย ความทุกข์ระทม และความตกต่ำของคนในโลกนี้ เพราะยิ่งเดิน คนยิ่งเดินหลงทางไปจากพระเจ้า! แท้จริง เราทุกคน 1.ไม่เห็น 2.ไม่รู้ อนาคตของตัวเราเอง และของคนอื่นๆ เราจึงต้องการผู้ที่รู้จักตัวของเรา และอนาคตของเรา มาเป็น 1).ผู้นำ 2).ผู้ให้คำปรึกษา และ 3).ผู้ช่วยเราในยามที่เราอับจน และไม่รู้ว่าจะไปอย่างไรต่อ ซึ่งผู้ที่เราสมควรเข้าไปขอให้นำและให้คำปรึกษาในการดำเนินชีวิตของเรา นั้นควรจะเป็น พระเจ้าผู้ทรงสร้างเราผู้ดำรงอยู่ในนิรันดรจนถึงนิรันดรและทรงทราบทุกสิ่ง ไม่ใช่ไปปรึกษากับมนุษย ภูตผี หรือเทพเจ้าใดๆ อย่างที่ทำกันอยู่ทั่วไป พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ จึงสอนเราว่า 1.เราควรปรึกษาพระเจ้ามากกว่าไปปรึกษาคนทรง หรือ คนตาย ”และเมื่อเขาทั้งหลายกล่าวกับพวกท่านว่า “จงปรึกษากับคนทรงหรือพ่อมดแม่มดผู้ร้องเสียงจ้อกแจ้กและเสียงพึมพำ” ไม่ควรหรือที่ประชาชนจะปรึกษาพระเจ้าของเขา? ควรหรือที่เขาจะไปปรึกษาคนตายเพื่อคนเป็น?“ ‭‭ ~อิสยาห์‬ ‭8‬:‭19‬ ‭THSV11‬‬ 2.เราควรเป็นคนมีปัญญาที่รับฟังคำปรึกษาหรือคำแนะนำที่ดีจากพระเจ้าและปราชญ์ ”ทางของคนโง่นั้นถูกต้องในสายตาของเขาเอง แต่คนมีปัญญาย่อมฟังคำแนะนำ“ ‭‭ ~สุภาษิต‬ ‭12‬:‭15‬ ‭THSV11‬‬ 3.เราควรตระหนักว่าแผนการต่างๆจะดำเนินและสำเร็จได้ก็ด้วยคำแนะนำหรือคำปรึกษาที่ดี ”แผนงานดำรงอยู่ได้ด้วยคำแนะนำ จงทำสงครามโดยมีการชี้แนะ“ ‭‭ ~สุภาษิต‬ ‭20‬:‭18‬ ‭THSV11‬‬ พี่น้องที่รัก เราต้องพร้อมรับฟังคำแนะนำ และคำปรึกษา(ที่ดี) แม้แต่ขงจื๊อ ยังเตือนเช่นกันว่า “คนโง่ดูหมิ่นคำปรึกษาที่ดี แต่คนฉลาดจดจำไว้ในหัวใจ!” (A fool despises good counsel, but a wise man takes it to heart.) Dorothea Dix ก็สนับสนุนให้เราเป็นคนดี ทำดี และทำตามคำแนะนำปรึกษาที่ดี โดยกล่าวว่า “ เพื่อที่จะทำดี คนเราต้องเป็นคนดี และเขาจะเป็นคนดีไม่ได้ นอกจากว่า เขามีคำแนะนำจากคำปรึกษาและจากตัวอย่างที่ดี!” (In order to do good, a man must be good; and he will not be good except he have instruction by counsel and by example.) ดังนั้น พระเจ้าทรงประสงค์ให้คนในโลกนี้ เป็นคนดี เราทั้งหลายที่เชื่อศรัทธาในพระเจ้าจึงควรเป็นคนดี อย่างที่พระเจ้าปรารถนา โดยให้เราเป็น 1.ผู้นำ 2.ผู้ให้คำปรึกษา 3.ผู้ช่วยเหลือ 4.ผู้เป็นแบบอย่าง ที่ดี แก่คนที่อยู่กับเรา และคนในสังคม อาจารย์ เปาโล ก็กำชับว่า ”ถ้าท่านให้คำแนะนำเหล่านี้แก่พี่น้อง ท่านก็จะเป็นผู้ปรนนิบัติที่ดีของพระเยซูคริสต์ เจริญเติบโตด้วยถ้อยคำแห่งความเชื่อ และหลักคำสอนอันดีตามที่ท่านประพฤติตามแล้วนั้น“ ~‭‭1 ทิโมธี‬ ‭4‬:‭6‬ ‭THSV11‬‬ พี่น้องที่รัก วันนี้ ให้เรา 1.ถ่อมใจรับคำแนะนำปรึกษาที่ดี จากพระเจ้า และ จากปราชญ์ของพระเจ้า และ 2.มีใจที่จะแนะนำและให้คำปรึกษาที่ดีแก่คนอื่นๆ ด้วยสติปัญญาและถ้อยคำจากพระเจ้า …จะดีไหมครับ? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ธงชัย ประดับชนานุรัตน์ 8มีนาคม2024 #YoutubeCJCONNECT #thongchaibsc #คริสตจักรแห่งความรัก #churchoflove #ShareTheLoveForward #ChurchOfJoy #คริสตจักรแห่งความสุข #NimitmaiChristianChurch #คริสตจักรนิมิตใหม่ #ฮักกัยประเทศไทย #อัลฟ่า #หนึ่งล้านความดี --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/soulfood-podcast/message

History Goes Bump Podcast
Ep. 484 - Hill View Manor

History Goes Bump Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2023 35:26


Hill View Manor is located in New Castle, Pennsylvania. This started as The Lawrence Home for the Aged, a poor farm to take the place of a previous poor farm in the town. It was open until 2004 and saw hundreds of people come through the doors. This location hosts an annual paranormal convention called Hill-Con, an annual Psychic Fair and a haunted house attraction called Scare Manor at Halloween. So clearly, this location has some unexplained things going on and they embrace that fact. Join us as we share the history and hauntings of Hill View Manor! The Moment in Oddity features an underwater world record and This Month in History features Dorothea Dix. Our location was suggested by Steffanie Kolodziei.  Check out the website: http://historygoesbump.com   Show notes can be found here: https://historygoesbump.blogspot.com/2023/04/hgb-ep-484-hill-view-manor.html     Become an Executive Producer: http://patreon.com/historygoesbump Music used in this episode:  Main Theme: Lurking in the Dark by Muse Music with Groove Studios (Moment in Oddity) Vanishing by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4578-vanishing License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license (This Month in History) In Your Arms by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3906-in-your-arms License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Outro Music: Happy Fun Punk by Muse Music with Groove Studios The following music was used for this media project: Music: Hellboy Overture by Keith Wolk Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/10756-hellboy-overture License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Music: Through The Sinister Gate by Justin Allan Arnold Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/10751-through-the-sinister-gate License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Scissors N Scrubs
SNS Classics: Dotty Dix Does The Civil War

Scissors N Scrubs

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2022 34:09


Here is a special rerun of our 2020 Veteran's Day episode, in which Laura and Nicole discuss nursing pioneers from the Civil War, Clara Barton and Dorothea Dix. Social distance yourself with our new Scissors N Scrubs face masks. For each one ordered, a medical grade one will be donated to Direct Relief. They can be found at https://www.teepublic.com/user/mikedenison/masks Please check out (& subscribe!) our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmrdobwH0i4Gh7yINyZ_zMQ Lastly, we want to hear from you! Send us your stories to scissorsnscrubs@gmail.com and we may just read it on an upcoming episode. Include your shipping info and we will send you a free sticker!

Southern Macabre
Haunted, Abandoned Mental Hospital in Alabama

Southern Macabre

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2022 14:12


Hey, y'all, and welcome to Southern Macabre. I'm Aeryn and I am so glad that you could join me today. I hope you're having a fantastic week so far. Mine has been good. My birthday was last week and one of our cats surprised us with four kittens. We're working on naming them since most people who want cats already have them so we're figuring we have four new cats. I'm hoping to convince the kids to let me name one Edgar Allen Poe, but only my oldest child really appreciates his work. Anyway. Today we're going to talk about mental health and I'm going to tell you about a hospital in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. This episode took two weeks for me to research and write, but I think it's worth the wait. Also, I feel it's important to tell y'all about mental health treatment beginning in the Victorian era (1880s to about 1910s) and how it changed through later decades. You may be shocked by what I'm going to tell you, but you will find sources to all of this information on the website. To start off, mental hospitals were once called asylums. It was supposed to give the feeling of a rest or break from one's mental illness and during the Victorian era it actually was. I was surprised to learn that in the late 1800s most patients were well cared for in the UK and in America. William Ellis was the first superintendent of Hanwell Asylum in London and he believed mental illness could be cured through meaningful work. His successor, John Connolly, introduced the idea of a no restraint system at Hanwell. These two men likely influenced Dr. Peter Bryce, a twenty-seven-year-old psychiatrist from South Carolina. He had studied mental health in Europe and then worked in both New Jersey and South Carolina before being hired as the first superintendent of The Alabama Insane Hospital when it opened in 1861. Robert Jemison, Jr. donated his estate to the state of Alabama to build the state-run mental hospital. He was a senator and he was convinced to make the generous donation by Dorothea Dix, an advocate for the mentally ill. In the early years, African American patients were housed in a barn loft. All of the patients worked to provide food along with clean clothes and living quarters. This was considered part of their treatment and all patients were encouraged to spend time outside. The Jemison Centre was built in 1939 for African American patients and it housed patients until 1977. Dr. Bryce lived with his wife, Ellen, in the mental hospital and even ate with the patients in the hospital's dining room. He dealt with budget cuts due to the Civil War, which shifted the patients working as part of their therapy to them working to make sure no one starved. His colleagues didn't understand his model of treating patients with kindness and respect, viewing the practice as primitive and old-fashioned. This must have been infuriating to him after seeing how well it worked. While Dr. Bryce cared for patients medically, Mrs. Bryce beautified the grounds as well as the inside of the hospital. She agreed with her husband that the way patients were treated and their surroundings played a role in their ability to get better. They even brought in birds for long-term patients to care for and all to enjoy as part of their therapy. Sadly, Dr. Bryce died of kidney disease in 1892. The hospital was renamed in his honor in 1900. His wife, Ellen, passed away in 1929. They're buried on the grounds of the hospital they devoted their lives to for so many years. I can't help but wonder if they may still be there caring for patients unable or unwilling to leave, even in death. There isn't any information on Bryce Hospital after his death until the lawsuit in 1970, we'll get there in a moment, so I'll tell you about “treatment” in the United States in general. I can't prove or disprove that any of these things happened at Bryce Hospital or the Jemison Centre, but the likelihood is high. --- Ad --- Sigmund Freud came on the scene in 1886. He worked in Vienna, Austria, but was popular around the world prior to his death in 1939. He believed in talking to patients, but he also prescribed cocaine as a stimulant and pain killer. For a brief period of time, he believed it would cure a morphine addiction, but then his friend died from a morphine overdose about three years later. Go figure. The 1930s introduced electroshock therapy in mental hospitals around the world. It was, and still is, effective. Today it is performed while the patient has been given a muscle relaxer and anesthesia, to keep them from moving and feeling pain. Patients from the 1930s to 1970s were shocked to cause seizures which cured depression. As stupid as that sounds, there is documentation that it actually worked, but patients lost some of their long-term memories. Psychosurgeries, like lobotomies, became popular in the 1940s. This was where part of the frontal lobe of the brain was damaged or removed in order to cure certain mental illnesses. --- Everything came to an end when Bryce Mental Hospital's sins were revealed in October 1970. Ricky Wyatt was a fifteen-year-old boy who was acting out; he did not have a mental illness. Due to his behavior, he was sent to live at Bryce by his probation officer and aunt who had custody. His aunt worked at Bryce when he was sent to live there, but was laid off with many of the other workers. This was when she first said anything about feces covering the walls, nurses betting on fights between patients, etc. He wasn't the only person who didn't need to be there either. Sweet Aunt Betty burned the biscuits the past five Sundays in a row? Send her to Bryce! Maw Maw keeps misplacing her car keys? They've got a room for up there! Daddy being a general pain in the rear?  He can go, too. The only requirement was a letter from a doctor, which was easy enough to get. The lawsuit was called Wyatt vs Stickney and it led to federal regulation of mental institutions across the United States. It was found that the state was only giving 50 cents per patient per day for food, clothing, and other necessities. There were 5, 200 patients and only one nurse per 250. A reporter said that the hospital reminded him of the conditions he had witnessed in German concentration camps! He claimed (and I believe him after doing research) that buckets of boiling water were poured on him to get him out of bed and he witnessed other patients being abused many times. I couldn't find too many details, but maybe that's not a bad thing? --- Bryce State Hospital has been closed since 2014 and was sold to the University of Alabama to be used as a pair of museums, one on mental health history in the state and the other of the history of the University of Alabama. They were supposed to be completed by 2020, but the buildings on the old Jemison plantation are derelict and condemned today. Of course, the buildings are haunted, in case you were wondering if this really was a paranormal episode or just a dark tale of mental health history. The history is what lead to the property and buildings being haunted. There was so much mistreatment and so many people who suffered at Bryce who were completely sane (or as sane as a person can be) and didn't need to be there. People have been scratched by unseen entities, heard screams coming from empty corridors, etc. There are several YouTube videos about Bryce and the place is creepy during the day. That could be due to decay, but I wouldn't go out there even if it was allowed. A small group of people who went there said they felt a cold spot and then noticed a clean spot on the floor with a shoe print in the middle. If you watch any of the YouTube videos, there aren't any clean spots in any of these facilities. Also, there are cemeteries out there. Plural. Most aren't marked and the documents have been lost. The first recorded burial was in 1861, but most from 1861 to 1922 are gone forever. It's estimated that over 1,000 people are buried on the premises, but only 554 are listed on Find a Grave. That's a lot of potential souls, am I right? --- I just found out about this as I was going to record, but there's also an old nursing home back in there that was called S.D. Allen. It's also said to be haunted. Visitors (trespassers, really) have heard what sounds like a mattress or a body being drug across the floor. --- I hope y'all enjoyed today's episode. I'm sorry it took so long to research; I hope you can tell how much time I dedicated to this episode. I'll confess that part of that time was wasted because I didn't realize how many buildings were out there so a lot of my information was incorrect. Some may still be, but I did my best and that's what matters. At least I hope it is. Come back on Friday. I'm not sure what I'm going to tell y'all about yet, but it'll be good. I hope y'all have a wonderful day and I will talk to y'all tomorrow. God bless, y'all! --- Credits https://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/objects-and-stories/medicine/victorian-mental-asylum https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7456315/Inside-haunted-ruined-remains-Alabama-State-Hospital-Insanes-Jemison-Centre.html https://news.ua.edu/2015/02/the-legacy-of-mental-health-pioneer-peter-bryce/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryce_Hospital https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigmund_Freud https://timeline.com/lucille-schreiber-forced-sterilization-e3987d304dc0 https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/26644/bryce-hospital-cemetery https://adap.ua.edu/ricky-wyatt.html

The Daily Gardener
April 4, 2022 Dorothea Lynde Dix, Maya Angelou, James A. Duke, Bucharest Botanical Garden, The Graphic Garden by Keith Williams, and Charles Joseph Sauriol

The Daily Gardener

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2022 13:04


Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart   Support The Daily Gardener Buy Me A Coffee   Connect for FREE! The Friday Newsletter | Daily Gardener Community   Historical Events 1802 Birth of Dorothea Lynde Dix, Boston activist, writer, and schoolteacher.  As a young woman, she visited England and met the philanthropist and mental-health reformer Samuel Tuke, the director of the York Retreat. There, the patients tended the flower and vegetable gardens surrounding the buildings. Samual called his methods "moral treatment," His work inspired Dorothea to pursue new ways of treating mental illness back home in America. Dorothea championed the causes of the marginalized, incredibly the mentally ill. She successfully lobbied for the creation of mental asylums. Despite today's negative connotations, the word asylum was initially intended to be a place of safety and refuge. Dorothea's asylums were a complete departure from the punitive madhouses that had come before. Today, the Dorothea Dix Park in Raleigh stands on the site of North Carolina's first mental health facility, Dorothea Dix Hospital, which existed for 160 years. Before that, the land was part of the Spring Hill Plantation, which was worked by hundreds of enslaved people for 150 years. Dorothea Dix Park is known for daffodils in spring and a field of sunflowers at the end of July. Dorothea Dix often included flower petals in letters to her friends. In 1829, she wrote a book of Floriography ("FLOOR-EE-ah-grah-FEE") or the language of flowers called The Garland of Flora. Dorothea wrote, The rose is the flower and handmaiden of love – the lily, her fair associate, is the emblem of beauty and purity.    1928 Birth of Maya Angelou (books by this author), American poet, memoirist, and civil rights activist. Maya once wrote, On late evenings when quiet inhabits my garden when grass sleeps and streets are only paths for silent mist I seem to remember Smiling.   1929 Birth of James A. Duke (books about this person), American botanist and writer. He's remembered for his Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and the best-selling book The Green Pharmacy (1997). He developed Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases at the USDA.  James once quipped regarding dandelions: If you can't beat them, eat them.   1944 On this day, English and American bombs hit the Botanical Garden in Bucharest. The garden's herbarium lost 500,000 sheets of specimens - roughly two-thirds of their collection. The origins of the garden date back to 1874. The garden found a champion in a 28-year-old Romanian botanist and naturalist named Dimitrie Brandza. Today the garden is named in his honor. Dimitri came to Bucharest to be a professor at the Department of Natural Science at the University of Bucharest. He created the botany department at the Natural Science Museum, only to see his entire plant collection destroyed by a fire two years later in 1884. But the fire ignited a new passion for Dimitri, which was the creation of the botanical garden, which opened in 1891. The garden's 42 acres are home to a museum, a greenhouse, formal gardens, wild spaces, lakes, ponds, and research buildings. The garden is a living part of the biology department at the University of Bucharest.   Grow That Garden Library™ Book Recommendation The Graphic Garden by Keith Williams This very, very green-covered book came out in May of 2020, and it's the first monograph from landscape architect Keith Williams. This book features all of Keith's projects to date. Now Keith is one of the country's leading landscape architects. Keith is a partner, along with Mario Nievera, in their design firm called Nievera Williams Design, a genuinely groundbreaking landscape architecture firm Is based in South Florida. Together, Mario and Keith have been designing fantastic outdoor spaces for over two decades. One of the wonderful things about this particular book is that Keith shares with us the transformations and pictures of his gardens, showcasing his work process from the beginning of the project all the way through to the end. In this way, you can see how he looks at spaces and incorporates different elements into these monumental design projects. And there's a reason he calls it the Graphic Garden, and that's because it's so visual. Keith is very generously sharing everything— all the pictures, all of the drawings, and the details regarding his approach to designing gardens. So if you are a garden designer, this book is a must because you will learn from a true expert in garden design. Now I have to say that when I first got this book, I was so blown away. It was way more than I anticipated. The level of detail is fantastic. You will learn about layering in gardens and how each layer contributes to the garden's overall design. And the other thing that I want to mention quickly is that I shared a great video of Keith and his partner, Mario, in a video with Steele Marcoux of Veranda, and they're talking about garden design, their unique perspectives, and their approach to it, which is just so fascinating. I learned a ton of little tips and views on garden design just from watching that particular video. So that's in the Facebook group for the show. But this book is a little gem — and since it's new and there weren't that many of them published — it is an investment, but it is so worth it. This book is 216 pages of the best of Keith Williams and his work in gardens. You can get a copy of The Graphic Garden by Keith Williams and support the show using the Amazon link in today's show notes for around $70.   Botanic Spark 1938 On this day, the Canadian Naturalist Charles Joseph Sauriol, wrote in his diary: For a few minutes this morning I fumbled around my Wild Flower garden...  Little points which will soon be Bloodroots.  Cautious little down covered stems and buds that will later become Hepaticas.  Narrow leaves the forerunners of spring beauty.   Thanks for listening to The Daily Gardener And remember: For a happy, healthy life, garden every day.

Drinks with Great Minds in History
"Remember the Ladies" - Mary Elizabeth Bowser & "Crazy Bet" Van Lew

Drinks with Great Minds in History

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2022 7:03


Hello Great Minds and Happy Women's History Month! Like I mentioned, I will be pulling the ladies out of our DGMH "Moment in the Margins" segments for their own showcase! This week - Mary Elizabeth Bowser and  Elizabeth Van Lew, as we explore the Richmond Spy Ring! Plus, a little bit on Clara Barton & Dorothea Dix!  Have a listen to this short episode cut from the Lincoln Saga! Support the show here and get access to all sorts of bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=34398347&fan_landing=trueCheers!Be sure to join the Facebook Group at "Drinks with Great Minds in History Podcast"Follow the show on Twitter and Instagram @dgmhhistoryMusic:Hall of the Mountain King by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3845-hall-of-the-mountain-kingLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Artwork by @Tali Rose... Check it out! Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=34398347&fan_landing=true)

What I Had Heard Was
#94 Women To Remember: Dorothea Dix

What I Had Heard Was

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2022 42:24


In this installment of our Women To Remember series, we learn about Dorothea Dix. A woman of deep determination and strength, she fought for the rights of patients in mental health facilities. Her inspiring story is made even more so considering her own battles with mental health issues. National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-8255 https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org or National Alliance on Mental Illness 1-800-950-NAMI (6264) https://www.nami.org (National Alliance on Mental Illness) This week's Modern Day Badass: The ladies of Glimmer Glass Opera House This week's Friend Of The Show: Addicted by The Jury Room Be one of the cool kids and email us at: @whatihadheardwas@gmail.com Also, have you seen our Merch Store?! Our Website: WIHHW.com TikTok: @what.i.had.heard.was Instagram: @WhatIHadHeard Facebook: What I Had Heard Was

The Victorian Variety Show
Inside the Walls of a Victorian-Era Mental Asylum, Part 2: (The U.S.)

The Victorian Variety Show

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2022 24:52


In the second episode of my 2-part series on Victorian-Era mental hospitals, I examine key individuals in the asylum movement in the U.S. during this period, as well as the planning & construction of these institutions, “asylum tourism,” & how easily this system was abused. ***** Sources Bazar, Jennifer L., and Jeremy T. Burman. “Asylum tourism.” https://www.apa.org/monitor/2014/02/asylum-tourism Dix, Dorothea L. “Memorial to the Legislature of Massachusetts 1843.” https://college.cengage.com/history/ayers_primary_sources/dorothea_dix_speaks_insane_persons.htm Hakenson, Casey. “Why Could You Be Sent to an ‘Insane Asylum' in 19th Century America?” http://www.historyisnowmagazine.com/blog/2021/8/8/why-could-you-be-sent-to-an-insane-asylum-in-19th-century-america Kelly, Debra. “What Really Went on Behind Closed Doors at a Victorian-Era Asylum.” https://www.grunge.com/141866/what-really-went-on-behind-closed-doors-at-a-victorian-era-asylum/ “Kirkbride Buildings.” http://www.kirkbridebuildings.com Kirkbride, Thomas Story. “On The Construction, Organization and General Arrangements of Hospitals For The Insane.” https://socialwelfare.library.vcu.edu/organizations/state-institutions/kirkbride-thomas-story/ Markel, Howard. “Dorothea Dix's tireless fight to end inhumane treatment for mental health patients.” https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/dorothea-dixs-tireless-fight-to-end-inhumane-treatment-for-mental-health-patients Moore, Kate. “Declared Insane for Speaking Up: The Dark American History of Silencing Women Through Psychiatry.” https://time.com/6074783/psychiatry-history-women-mental-health/ Ruffalo, Mark L. “The American Mental Asylum: A Remnant of History.” https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/freud-fluoxetine/201807/the-american-mental-asylum-remnant-history “Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum.” http://trans-alleghenylunaticasylum.com/main/history.html ***** Email: thevictorianvarietyshow@gmail.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/victorianvarie1 Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/marisadf13 I'd greatly appreciate it if you could take a moment to rate & review this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Goodpods, or wherever you listen, as that will help this podcast reach more listeners! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/marisa-d96/message

Brutal Vulnerability
Mad Woman's Ball

Brutal Vulnerability

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2021 42:19


Welcome to the first episode! Cohosts Rebecca Rush & Lauren McQ delve into the history of the modern mental asylum up to 1900. Nellie Bly's 10 Days In A Madhouse, Mad Woman's Ball, The Yellow Wallpaper, Saint Dymphna; Patron Saint of Insane, Dorothea Dix, Female Hysteria, High Royd's, and getting sectioned. Check out the Patreon for twenty minute video episodes after each show where they get more brutal and more vulnerable. This one is the ladies personal first time in the psych ward stories!

Inclusive History
Episode 29

Inclusive History

Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2021 31:42


In this episode we present the finding of the 2021 State of Mental Health in America while learning about the history of mental health treatment and understanding of mental illness. Dorothea Dix, Nellie Bly and Clifford Beers are all featured in this episode.

Killer History
Episode 16 - Season 1 Finale - Eric XIV, The Butcher King & The Conspiracy To Assassinate Abraham Lincoln

Killer History

Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2021 153:06


It's a double decker for the Season 1 Finale and Lauren leads off teaching us about Eric XIV of Sweden and his bouts of sometimes murderous madness. Haley comes in with a HERstory teaching us about Dorothea Dix, one of America's pioneers of mental health awareness. Then Haley leads us through the detailed conspiracy to kidnap President Lincoln that then escalates to multiple assassination. Lauren then teaches us about the artistic stylings of David Wojnarowicz who created political and activist related artwork in the 80's and early 90's.

Potent Podables
Episode 72 - March 22 to March 26 2021 - No Dix Jokes, I Promise

Potent Podables

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2021 82:11


Jeopardy! recaps from the week of March 22nd, 2021. Kyle is flabbergasted by Frankenstein, we consider the forethought required to arm a boat with pots full of snakes, and Emily does a deep dive into the life of Dorothea Dix. Find us on Facebook (Potent Podables) and Twitter (@potentpodables1). Check out our Patreon (patreon.com/potentpodables). Email us at potentpodablescast@gmail.com. Continue to support social justice movements in your community and our country. www.communityjusticeexchange.org www.blacklivesmatter.com More states are opening up vaccinations, get yours!

Hersterical Podcast
You Don't Know Dix: Dorothea Dix

Hersterical Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2021 28:27


This week's Nikki's quickie focuses on Dorothea Dix, educator and champion of the poor and mentally unwell. Learn all about how she advocated for changes in how the mentally unwell were treated and stay for all of the Richard jokes....

Manifest Destiny
18. Dorthea Dix, Hindenburg Disaster

Manifest Destiny

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2021 55:31


Your hosts are heavily medicated and riding the Women's History Month vibe as we dive into the life of Dorothea Dix, reformer and unsung hero of the mentally ill. Next we learn about a bunch of rich Nazis burning up in New Jersey!! Here come all the facts about the Hindenburg disaster you never knew you always needed! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/manifestdestinypod/support

Women's Work
Ep 2: Dorothea Dix, Humanitarian

Women's Work

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2021 45:10


The Women's Work team install an errant filter found in the box of the Tesseractitron CR-app and connect to coordinates for speaking with Pre and Post Civil War Humanitarian, Dorothea Lynde Dix, apparently at her hospital residence in Trenton, New Jersey. Although it seems a rocky start, Miss Dix begins to open up to host, Leslie Gray, and chronicles in detail her work in bringing attention and funding to state asylums for the mentally ill during a time when those with psychological disturbances were treated as criminals. She discusses her work coordinating female nurses during the Civil War and her less than triumphant return to asylum advocacy after conflict in “The Rebellion” finishes.

US History Repeated
Great Awakening & Social Reforms Part 2

US History Repeated

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2021 35:21


In this podcast we continue the discussion on the beginnings of social reform in the United States. Within the two podcasts we discuss Dorothea Dix and her work in the field of mental illness, Temperance movement with limiting alcoholic consumption, Abolition, Women's Sufferage, and Horace Mann with educational reforms. Many of today's social justice movements can trace their beginnings back to this time in our nation's history. Change is perpetual, but to get real change started requires a lot of work, as you will hear!There is so much content that we needed to break it up into two separate podcasts. This is part 2 of 2.  There is always more to learn! 

US History Repeated
The 2nd Great Awakening & Social Reforms Part 1

US History Repeated

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2021 27:21


In this podcast we discuss the beginnings of social reform in the United States. We discuss Dorothea Dix and her work in the field of mental illness, as well as Temperance, Abolition, Women's Sufferage, and Horace Mann with educational reforms. Many of today's social justice movements can trace their beginnings back to this time in our nation's history. Change is perpetual, but to get real change started requires a lot of work, as you will hear!There is so much content that we needed to break it up into two separate podcasts. This is part 1 of 2. 

View From The Carnival – AstroNet Radio
View from the Carnival Bonus: Episode 4 - Dorothea Dix

View From The Carnival – AstroNet Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2020 5:57


Only a few institutions provided humane treatment for the insane in the mid 1800's

Scissors N Scrubs
Dotty Dix Does the Civil War

Scissors N Scrubs

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2020 34:09


In this special Veteran's Day episode, Laura and Nicole discuss nursing pioneers from the Civil War, Clara Barton and Dorothea Dix. Social distance yourself with our new Scissors N Scrubs face masks. For each one ordered, a medical grade one will be donated to Direct Relief. They can be found at https://www.teepublic.com/user/mikedenison/masks Please check out (& subscribe!) our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmrdobwH0i4Gh7yINyZ_zMQ Lastly, we want to hear from you! Send us your stories to scissorsnscrubs@gmail.com and we may just read it on an upcoming episode. Include your shipping info and we will send you a free sticker!

Sinisterhood
Episode 112: The Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum

Sinisterhood

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2020 74:26


The gorgeous architecture and intricate stonework hide a century’s worth of abuse and horrors in this now-abandoned facility. At the height of its operation, the rooms and halls were filled with vulnerable and abused patients. Now closed, this asylum is supposedly occupied by otherworldly residents and has gained a reputation as one of the most haunted places in America.

NC Travel Chat
Dorothea Dix Park w/ Kate Pearce

NC Travel Chat

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2020 21:29 Transcription Available


Kate Pearce has worked on Dorothea Dix Park since its opening in 2015. She knows its ins, outs, where it's been, and where it's going. For more episode info, visit https://www.nctripping.com/nc-travel-chat-9/. Follow us @NCTripping on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

Life's a Chore
POV: You're chilling in Dorothea Dix Park at 11 pm

Life's a Chore

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2020 73:51


Me, Jasmine, Uriel, and Dalton chill with some spirits and talk weed, UFC, and gluten-free lasagna. Enjoy the last episode of summer because school is right around the corner.

Christian History Almanac
Friday, July 17, 2020

Christian History Almanac

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2020 7:13


The year was 1887, and we remember Dorothea Dix. The reading is a stanza from John Donne's "Annunciation." — FULL TRANSCRIPTS available: https://www.1517.org/podcasts/the-christian-history-almanac GIVE BACK: Support the work of 1517 today CONTACT: CHA@1517.org SUBSCRIBE: Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Overcast Google Play FOLLOW US: Facebook Twitter Audio production by Christopher Gillespie (gillespie.media).

Hashtag History
EP 40: Good and Bad Nurses (Featuring Special Guests, Emily and Kelley from the Wining About HERstory Podcast)

Hashtag History

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2020 94:21


How have we already made it to the end of Season Four? In this week's Season Four Finale, we are joined by Emily and Kelley, the lovely ladies of the Wining About HERstory podcast! In true Wining About HERstory fashion, they tell the uplifting and motivational story about phenomenal Dorothea Dix, a nurse and all-around advocate that fought for the mentally ill. And then, in true Hashtag History fashion, we follow up their story with the dark and twisted tale of horrific Jane Toppan, the serial killer nurse who would go on to kill dozens of her patients. As you can tell, this episode is about three times the length of our normal episodes. We just had so much fun together! So cozy on up or go for a nice long car ride while you listen to the story of two different women - both in the medical field - but on very different sides of History. Follow Hashtag History on Instagram @hashtaghistory_podcast for all of the pictures mentioned in this episode. Citations for all sources can be located on our website at HashtagHistory-Pod.com. You can also donate $1 a month to our Booze & Books Supply on Patreon at Patreon.com/HashtagHistory. THANKS FOR LISTENING! - Rachel and Leah --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

The Mission Driven Mom
Feminism pt 4: Suffrage & Birth Control

The Mission Driven Mom

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2020 45:15


“Truth is the only safe ground to stand upon.” ~Elizabeth Cady Stanton As women in America were extended more and more opportunities for higher education, there arose a group of educated, middle class women who felt strongly about the need for women's suffrage. For Elizabeth Cady Stanton, the right for women to vote was simple, clear and vital. She dedicated her life to raising her 7 children, and putting in whatever work was necessary to see suffrage for women realized. She, and other key figures like Susan B. Anthony and Alice Paul played important roles in this fight.  In the meantime, other women like Jane Addams, Dorothea Dix, and Florence Kelly were working for the poorer and ignorant classes to improve their living conditions and opportunities. As part of an attempt to improve the conditions of the lower class, Margaret Sanger, a trained nurse, felt that birth control was the best answer. Control the population, she believed, and give the women the ability to choose when they have children, and living conditions, jobs and wages would improve for all. She devoted herself and all her energy to realizing this ambition--founding the first Planned Parenthood clinics and forming the group of  philanthropists, doctors and scientists who would develop the first birth control pill.  In this podcast, Audrey sweeps across the history of women's issues in the last two centuries. She quickly covers key events, people and issues to create a backdrop for the modern Feminist movement that defines the way women think and talk about themselves today. Tune in next month when Betty Friedan and The Feminine Mystique take hold in the minds of women across the U.S. and change the framework of relations between men and women forever! Listener's Guide: Use the time stamps below to skip to any part of the podcast.  2:00      The Vote - The Next Big Thing After Education 7:30      Elizabeth Cady Stanton - First Public Figure in American Suffrage 8:47      Susan B. Anthony 10:33    The Woman's Bible: A Classic Feminist Perspective 11:25     Alice Paul 14:09    The National Women's Party 18:28    The Woman's Era 20:53    Florence Kelly 22:48    Margaret Sanger - Birth Control 26:46    Margaret Sanger's Reasons for Birth Control 29:45    Planned Parenthood 33:47    Margaret Sanger's Reasons for Birth Control 35:05    Margaret Sanger's Personal Life 37:39    The Mike Wallace Interview 41:47    Roe vs Wade Quotes from this episode: “To live for a principle, for the triumph of some reform by which all mankind are to be lifted up—to be wedded to an idea—maybe, after all, the holiest and happiest of marriages.” ~Elizabeth Cady Stanton “I would have girls regard themselves not as adjectives, but as nouns.” ~Elizabeth Cady Stanton “Truth is the only safe ground to stand upon.” ~Elizabeth Cady Stanton “The best protection any woman can have ... is courage. ” ~Elizabeth Cady Stanton “The moment we begin to fear the opinions of others and hesitate to tell the truth that is in us, and from motives of policy are silent when we should speak, the divine floods of light and life no longer flow into our souls. Every truth we see is ours to give the world, not to keep for ourselves alone, for in so doing we cheat humanity out of their rights and check our own development.” ~Elizabeth Cady Stanton “To think I have had more than 60 years of hard struggle for a little liberty, and then to die without it seems so cruel.” ~Susan B. Anthony “I do not demand equal pay for any women save those who do equal work in value. Scorn to be coddled by your employers; make them understand that you are in their service as workers, not as women.”  ~Susan B. Anthony “The true republic: Men, their rights, and nothing more; women, their rights, and nothing less.”  ~Susan B. Anthony “I declare to you that woman must not depend upon the protection of man, but must be taught to protect herself, and there I take my stand.

Ill Repute
Dorothea Dix: The child genius that became a world famous activist!

Ill Repute

Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2020 104:42


This week Sovereign Syre and Souixsie Q talk about Dorothea Dix, an early advocate and activist for the treatment of the mentally ill.  Dix escaped a troubled home as a child, displayed all the hallmarks of genius by her teens, and went on to live a life that oversaw the change of the treatment of the mentally ill from America, to Europe, to the Middle East and even in Japan.  Join us as we talk about how the daughter of a religious zealot and drunk managed to live an extraordinary life dedicated to helping the indigent and overlooked.  

The Mission Driven Mom
Mission Driven Stories: Dorothea Dix

The Mission Driven Mom

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2020 42:19


“No mere acquisition of knowledge was of any value in her eyes in comparison with a longing to dedicate it to the service of humanity.” ~Francis Tiffany about Dorothea Dix Dorothea Dix was remarkable!  Despite being raised by a mentally ill father, deprived of a proper education, born down by the early responsibility of two younger brothers and suffering from her own physical illnesses, Dorothea determined to make something beautiful and purposeful of her life.  Not surprisingly, her life perfectly exemplifies the 7 Laws of Life Mission. Through her determination to love God and serve Him, she learned to better care for her health, studied hard to gain a deep classical education, took on adult responsibilities at a young age, and came to love people of all cultures and faiths. Then, as it always does, her calling came when she visited insane women in prison. Moved by deep compassion for their helpless state, she determined to spend the rest of her life championing the cause of the insane poor in a world that was indifferent to their plight.  The story of Dorothea's life will encourage and inspire you to strive a little harder to fulfill your own life mission! Listener's Guide: Use the time stamps below to skip to any part of the podcast.  4:47       Her feelings on being a public figure 9:22       Her father 12:20     Leaving home-Her grandmother 15:10      Determined to teach 18:37      Law 1 - Letters of examination 20:09     Law 2 - Love of self 22:25      Law 3 - Love of truth 23:51      Law 4 - Love of humanity 26:20     How she gained a love of humanity 31:42      Law 5  - The catalyst for her work     34:25      Law 6 - She studies insanity 36:04     The Massachusetts Legislature 39:04     Law 7 - Being a voice for good Quotes from this episode: “I feel it right to say to you frankly that nothing could be undertaken which would give me more pain and serious annoyance, which would so trespass on my personal rights,…or interfere more seriously with the real usefulness of my mission. I am not ambitious of nominal distinctions, and notoriety is my special aversion. My reputation and my services belong to my country.” ~Dorothea Dix “I never knew childhood!” ~Dorothea Dix “Eager for knowledge, ambitious for more refined and intellectual social opportunities, loaded down already with a premature sense of responsibility, thus early had the iron entered her soul, and the conviction been developed in her of the reality and sharpness of the battle of life.” ~Francis Tiffany  “To become independent in means, to educate herself for a position that would command support and respect, to be able to get her two younger brothers under the same roof with her and enact the part of child-mother to them—this early developed into the indomitable purpose of her life.” ~Francis Tiffany  “Happily preparation for this calling [teacher] was in the line of the deepest instincts of her nature. These were at that time thirst for knowledge and longing to exert direct moral influence.” ~Francis Tiffany  “Her sense of pitiful compassion for the ignorant, degraded, and suffering was the strongest element in her being.” ~Francis Tiffany  “The hour of bodily suffering is to me the house of spiritual joy. It is then that most I feel my dependence on God and his power to sustain.” ~Dorothea Dix “No mere acquisition of knowledge was of any value in her eyes in comparison with a longing to dedicate it to the service of humanity.” ~Francis Tiffany  “…vivid interest in all the branches of natural history, which unquestionably would have asserted itself as the dominant passion of her mind, had it not been overmastered by the still stronger passion for consecrating herself to the relief of human suffering.” ~Francis Tiffany “But there are duties to be performed here. Life is not to be expended in vain regrets. No day, no hour, comes but brings in its train work to be performed for some useful end,

Only Posers Dont Listen to Podcast
Women's history month episode 2 Dorothea Dix

Only Posers Dont Listen to Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2020 31:32


Dorothea Dix one of the most significant women of the 1800s. She fought for reform in mental health and in her lifespan got over 32 mental institutions built including lots of policies to help the mentally ill.

We're All Mad Here
114: The Reformer

We're All Mad Here

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2020 14:56


Dorothea Dix suffered an abusive childhood, but escaped through school and, eventually teaching. After a nervous breakdown, Dorothea went abroad for a vacation, but ended up falling in with a group of healthcare reformers. She adopted their method of investigating hospitals and reporting her findings to the government and took it home to America. She […]

Good Nurse Bad Nurse
Good Dorothea Dix Bad Surgical Nurse

Good Nurse Bad Nurse

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2019 50:13


This week Tina and Allison tell the shocking and tragic story of Mary Lemak, a surgical nurse who was a devoted mother of three children and married to an emergency room doctor. Her life seemed perfect up until the very end when everything went horribly wrong. Tina and Allison talk at the beginning of the show about a man who was handcuffed and left outside for police to pick him up at a mental health facility. They close the show with the story of Dorothea Dix, a nurse who advocated for the indigent and mentally ill. This episode of Good Nurse Bad Nurse is sponsored by Incredible Health. https://www.incrediblehealth.com/goodnurse.html    

Runologie Podcast
Runologie: "Walking Through Raleigh's Dorothea Dix Park"

Runologie Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2019 35:18


"Damon Circosta, Executive Director and Vice President of the AJ Fletcher Foundation, recently walked a 43 kilometer loop around Dorothea Dix Park in downtown Raleigh to commemorate his 43rd birthday as a way to reconnect with friends and make new ones in the community. The Runologie crew discuss what preserving the park means for the city, barefoot running, what happens when your body won’t let you run long distances, and more." 

Brent & Chris Talk
Brent & Chris Talk - Ep5 - Mental Health

Brent & Chris Talk

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2019 83:48


In this weeks episode we take a look at the history of mental health in America. From the 1600's to today, we talk about the treatments, the politics and policies that surround the topic. From Asylums and Dorothea Dix, to George Zeller, we hope you enjoy this show! Sources https://www.talkspace.com/blog/history-inhumane-mental-health-treatments/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1470530/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Packard https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosemary_Kennedy http://www.peoriacountyillinois.info/articles/zeller.html http://newyorkbehavioralhealth.com/history-mental-health-counseling-i https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethlem_Royal_Hospital https://bangordailynews.com/2012/02/27/living/abraham-lincoln-owed-dorothea-dix-a-favor-or-two/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XR8zfpUwTrQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sgNUCiAp9Q&t=915s

Dr. History's Tales of the Old West

Many mentally ill people were imprisoned, beaten, tortured, shackled and exhibited for show.  Dorothea Dix dedicated herself for forty years to provide proper treatment and facilities and more accurate diagnosis for these misunderstood people. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Raising Raleigh
From Dreaming to Realizing Dorothea Dix Park

Raising Raleigh

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2019 41:39


The Guest Kate Pearce is the Planning Supervisor for Dorothea Dix Park. Check out http://dixpark.org And buy tickets for the Dreamville Festival here: https://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/1690589 The Hosts: Bearta Al-Chacar is an immigrant from Lebanon that found herself living and thriving in Raleigh, North Carolina. As the owner of Petale Flower Shop http://petaleshop.com and the founder of the International Festival on Fayetteville Street, https://www.eventbrite.com/e/raleighs-international-food-festival-tickets-55143345230 Bearta has made her home in the capitol of North Carolina.  Patrick Shanahan is a filmmaker and artist. A native of Raleigh, Patrick has witnessed the immeasurable growth of his hometown since he was a child. He also co-owns Watts & Ward in Raleigh. https://www.wattsandward.com This is the story of Raleigh, told by two people of divergent beginnings that come together, inspired by the same city. This is Raising Raleigh.    Produced and edited by Max Trujillo Productions https://www.ncfbpodcast.com  

The Strange South Podcast
Episode 13: F-ing Aliens / Mad in Mississippi

The Strange South Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2019


Patrice & Marleah drink too much Georgia Gin and talk about alien sex slaves, how we define the sacred in sci-fi terms, Dorothea Dix, hysteria, & social f-ing injustice y'all. Alien Love Song by Todd Wright SHOW NOTES ————————————————– F-ING ALIENS // ...

The Strange South Podcast
Episode 13: F-ing Aliens / Mad in Mississippi

The Strange South Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2019


Patrice & Marleah drink too much Georgia Gin and talk about alien sex slaves, how we define the sacred in sci-fi terms, Dorothea Dix, hysteria, & social f-ing injustice y'all. Alien Love Song by Todd Wright SHOW NOTES ————————————————– F-ING ALIENS // ...

CJ Radio
Carolina Journal Radio No. 786: Targeted tax incentives focus on wrong approach to economic growth

CJ Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2018 47:49


Politicians who rely on targeted tax incentives to help recruit businesses to North Carolina share a common trait with teenagers who stuff their faces with the first piece of chocolate cake they see. Joseph Coletti, John Locke Foundation senior fellow, explains that analogy as he dissects this state’s incentives policy. Coletti explains why the politicians — and teenagers — would benefit from considering alternatives. Charlotte’s Sugar Creek Charter School has demonstrated clear success. But school founder and former Charlotte Mayor Richard Vinroot says that success followed early struggles. Vinroot explained recently for state lawmakers how an early threat of closing prompted Sugar Creek leaders to improve the school’s performance. A national education expert recently urged N.C. lawmakers to add more local spending flexibility to the state’s school funding formula. Marguerite Roza of Georgetown University’s Edunomics Lab explained how North Carolina could benefit from a formula establishing a more direct link between taxpayer money and particular students. The former Dorothea Dix mental hospital campus in downtown Raleigh is moving closer to conversion into the area’s largest park. Kate Pearce, Dix Park planner for Raleigh’s city government, recaps key pieces of the park planning discussion and looks ahead to the next steps in the process. The top statewide race on this year’s N.C. election ballot features Republican state Supreme Court Justice Barbara Jackson. Democrat Anita Earls already has announced plans to challenge Jackson, and other candidates could file for the office starting June 18. Rick Henderson, Carolina Journal editor-in-chief, handicaps the race and explains its significance for the high court’s future.

STAB!
STAB! 127 – Sex Education Has Failed Us

STAB!

Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2018 37:57


Who even knows where which what goes when? Me? No chance! It’s all blind flailing and apologies… I’ve never truly satisfied anyone, myself included. In this awkward and frustrating episode of STAB!, host John Morris Ross IV asks Jaclyn Weiand, Coreen Lemcke and Jesse Jones to share their three new kinds of SHART, three times … Continue reading »

You Betch
Episode 36 - We Got The Blues

You Betch

Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2018 117:21


This week, we dish about Dorothea Dix, who was instrumental in reforming the field of mental illness treatment, as well as psychiatric institutions and prisons in the 1800's, and the influencial blues singer/songwriter Bonnie Raitt, who has earned countless Billboard hits and Grammys, as well as effecting real change in the world as a political activist. LOVE THESE BETCHES.

La Historia de Esta Semana
El nido de un cuco no para niños! parte tres

La Historia de Esta Semana

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2017 4:30


Dorothea Dix ha sido una niña pobre y hambrienta. Como adolescente, comienza a enseñar a niños pobres y ricos.

La Historia de Esta Semana
El nido de un cuco no para niños! parte tres

La Historia de Esta Semana

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2017 4:30


Dorothea Dix ha sido una niña pobre y hambrienta. Como adolescente, comienza a enseñar a niños pobres y ricos.

La Historia de Esta Semana
El nido de un cuco, parte dos

La Historia de Esta Semana

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2017 4:30


Dorothea Dix revolucionó en silencio el tratamiento abusivo de los enfermos mentales en los Estados Unidos en el siglo XIX.

La Historia de Esta Semana
El nido de un cuco, parte dos

La Historia de Esta Semana

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2017 4:30


Dorothea Dix revolucionó en silencio el tratamiento abusivo de los enfermos mentales en los Estados Unidos en el siglo XIX.

La Historia de Esta Semana
El Nido de un Cuco, la vendimia 1841, primera parte.

La Historia de Esta Semana

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2017 4:30


Dorothea Dix había escuchado hablar de éste lugar para lunáticos y prisioneros y estaba decidida a comprobarlo.

La Historia de Esta Semana
El Nido de un Cuco, la vendimia 1841, primera parte.

La Historia de Esta Semana

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2017 4:30


Dorothea Dix había escuchado hablar de éste lugar para lunáticos y prisioneros y estaba decidida a comprobarlo.

This Weeks Story
A Cuckoo's Nest, part two

This Weeks Story

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2017 4:30


Dorothea Dix wanted nothing written about herself. Instead she quietly changed history.

This Weeks Story
A Cuckoo's Nest, part two

This Weeks Story

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2017 4:30


Dorothea Dix wanted nothing written about herself. Instead she quietly changed history.

Unity Temple UUC's Podcast
Gratitude for Our Ancestors' Work

Unity Temple UUC's Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2017 17:40


Sermon delivered by Intern Minister Kellie C. Kelly on September 3, 2017. On this Labor Day holiday, Kellie shares the stories of 3 Unitarians whose hard work made our religious movement more welcoming and justice-seeking: Rev. Joseph Tuckerman, Dorothea Dix, and Francis Ellen Watkins Harper. The theme for September is how to be a community of welcome. To read about our theme-based ministry, please visit http://www.unitytemple.org/faith-development/soul-connections on our website. 

This Weeks Story
The Cuckoo's Nest, vintage 1841, part one

This Weeks Story

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2017 4:30


Dorothea Dix finished her jail visit, but the cages, screams, and faces of helpless outcasts did not leave her.

This Weeks Story
The Cuckoo's Nest, vintage 1841, part one

This Weeks Story

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2017 4:30


Dorothea Dix finished her jail visit, but the cages, screams, and faces of helpless outcasts did not leave her.

Hauger History Podcasts for Social Studies Students
33 Dorothea Lynde Dix Reformer for the Mentally Ill

Hauger History Podcasts for Social Studies Students

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2017 7:36


The Hauger History podcast is proud to celebrate pioneers in their field. This 8th grade edition of the Hauger History Podcast honors the work and dedication of Dorothea Lynde Dix to helping mentally ill people in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada. There were many reform movements happening in America between 1800-1850, and Dorothea Dix was among the first to turn to look towards the underprivileged, and the mentally ill. Most were being terribly mistreated at the time. Her tireless work, lobbying, research, records, and legislation began to see a change for the better over time, because of her dedication to helping others. From Massachusetts to North Carolina, she advanced the care of the mentally ill greatly during her lifetime and set an example of what it means to serve your country.    Thanks for listening, please subscribe, and subscribe to my YouTube channel for all of the podcast episodes! Plus, follow @HaugerHistory on Twitter!

New Books in Psychology
Heather Vacek, “Madness: American Protestant Responses to Mental Illness” (Baylor UP, 2015)

New Books in Psychology

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2016 62:43


Should the member of a Christian congregation be injured in a car accident, that person will likely be the subject of public prayers and hospitality. But if that same person suffers a mental breakdown, reactions will likely be much more complex and awkward. In her fascinating book, Madness: American Protestant Responses to Mental Illness (Baylor University Press, 2015), Dr. Heather Vacek examines how American Protestants have struggled with the problem of mental illness, and how their relationship with it has changed over time. Vacek reveals in her well-organized and sensitive work the thought of five Protestants whose lives were deeply touched by mental illness: Cotton Mather, Benjamin Rush, Dorothea Dix, Anton Boisen, and Karl Menninger. Vacek then ends this well-researched book with a historically-informed theological reflection of how Christians can help those afflicted with mental illness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/psychology

New Books in Intellectual History
Heather Vacek, “Madness: American Protestant Responses to Mental Illness” (Baylor UP, 2015)

New Books in Intellectual History

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2016 62:43


Should the member of a Christian congregation be injured in a car accident, that person will likely be the subject of public prayers and hospitality. But if that same person suffers a mental breakdown, reactions will likely be much more complex and awkward. In her fascinating book, Madness: American Protestant Responses to Mental Illness (Baylor University Press, 2015), Dr. Heather Vacek examines how American Protestants have struggled with the problem of mental illness, and how their relationship with it has changed over time. Vacek reveals in her well-organized and sensitive work the thought of five Protestants whose lives were deeply touched by mental illness: Cotton Mather, Benjamin Rush, Dorothea Dix, Anton Boisen, and Karl Menninger. Vacek then ends this well-researched book with a historically-informed theological reflection of how Christians can help those afflicted with mental illness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New Books Network
Heather Vacek, “Madness: American Protestant Responses to Mental Illness” (Baylor UP, 2015)

New Books Network

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2016 62:43


Should the member of a Christian congregation be injured in a car accident, that person will likely be the subject of public prayers and hospitality. But if that same person suffers a mental breakdown, reactions will likely be much more complex and awkward. In her fascinating book, Madness: American Protestant Responses to Mental Illness (Baylor University Press, 2015), Dr. Heather Vacek examines how American Protestants have struggled with the problem of mental illness, and how their relationship with it has changed over time. Vacek reveals in her well-organized and sensitive work the thought of five Protestants whose lives were deeply touched by mental illness: Cotton Mather, Benjamin Rush, Dorothea Dix, Anton Boisen, and Karl Menninger. Vacek then ends this well-researched book with a historically-informed theological reflection of how Christians can help those afflicted with mental illness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New Books in Christian Studies
Heather Vacek, “Madness: American Protestant Responses to Mental Illness” (Baylor UP, 2015)

New Books in Christian Studies

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2016 62:43


Should the member of a Christian congregation be injured in a car accident, that person will likely be the subject of public prayers and hospitality. But if that same person suffers a mental breakdown, reactions will likely be much more complex and awkward. In her fascinating book, Madness: American Protestant Responses to Mental Illness (Baylor University Press, 2015), Dr. Heather Vacek examines how American Protestants have struggled with the problem of mental illness, and how their relationship with it has changed over time. Vacek reveals in her well-organized and sensitive work the thought of five Protestants whose lives were deeply touched by mental illness: Cotton Mather, Benjamin Rush, Dorothea Dix, Anton Boisen, and Karl Menninger. Vacek then ends this well-researched book with a historically-informed theological reflection of how Christians can help those afflicted with mental illness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New Books in Religion
Heather Vacek, “Madness: American Protestant Responses to Mental Illness” (Baylor UP, 2015)

New Books in Religion

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2016 62:43


Should the member of a Christian congregation be injured in a car accident, that person will likely be the subject of public prayers and hospitality. But if that same person suffers a mental breakdown, reactions will likely be much more complex and awkward. In her fascinating book, Madness: American Protestant Responses to Mental Illness (Baylor University Press, 2015), Dr. Heather Vacek examines how American Protestants have struggled with the problem of mental illness, and how their relationship with it has changed over time. Vacek reveals in her well-organized and sensitive work the thought of five Protestants whose lives were deeply touched by mental illness: Cotton Mather, Benjamin Rush, Dorothea Dix, Anton Boisen, and Karl Menninger. Vacek then ends this well-researched book with a historically-informed theological reflection of how Christians can help those afflicted with mental illness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New Books in American Studies
Heather Vacek, “Madness: American Protestant Responses to Mental Illness” (Baylor UP, 2015)

New Books in American Studies

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2016 62:43


Should the member of a Christian congregation be injured in a car accident, that person will likely be the subject of public prayers and hospitality. But if that same person suffers a mental breakdown, reactions will likely be much more complex and awkward. In her fascinating book, Madness: American Protestant Responses to Mental Illness (Baylor University Press, 2015), Dr. Heather Vacek examines how American Protestants have struggled with the problem of mental illness, and how their relationship with it has changed over time. Vacek reveals in her well-organized and sensitive work the thought of five Protestants whose lives were deeply touched by mental illness: Cotton Mather, Benjamin Rush, Dorothea Dix, Anton Boisen, and Karl Menninger. Vacek then ends this well-researched book with a historically-informed theological reflection of how Christians can help those afflicted with mental illness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

All Souls Unitarian Church
'Dorothea Dix' - (Randy Lewis)

All Souls Unitarian Church

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2014 29:02


The sermon was delivered on Sunday, June 29, 2014, at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by Randy Lewis, Adjunct Minister. SERMON DESCRIPTION Henry David Thoreau once said, “There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root.” In the continuation of the summer sermon series Heroes, Heroines, and Heretics, we will examine the life of Dorothea Dix. Dorothea was one such person that dared to stand up against injustice in a time when few women were able to influence social change. She became impassioned at the plight of those whom society had deemed mentally insane. Many of these individuals were often abused and institutionalized in deplorable and demeaning conditions. Dorothea fought on their behalf. Her life is an example of what one committed person can do to affect change in the lives of others. SUBSCRIBE TO AUDIO PODCAST: VIEW ON YOUTUBE: SUBSCRIBE TO WATCH OTHER VIDEOS: GIVE A DONATION TO HELP US SPREAD THIS LOVE BEYOND BELIEF: LET'S CONNECT: Facebook: Twitter: All Souls Church Website: