1. Dorothea Dix

Question

a. worked closely with Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
b. set up the Seneca Falls convention wiht lucretia mott
c. was arrested for trying to vote. campaigned for women's suffrage
d. extended the school year and raised teachers' pay in massachusetts
e. helped persuade state legislators to fund mental hospitals.
f. hounded legislators to provide more money for education
g. contributed the declaration of sentiments to the seneca falls convention
h. worked to reform prisons

Answer 1

The answer is: e. helped persuade state legislators to fund mental hospitals.
Dorothea Dix was a social reformer who advocated for better treatment of the mentally ill. She traveled across the United States, lobbying for the creation of mental hospitals and improved care for patients. Dix's efforts led to the establishment of many mental institutions across the country.