The report I read was about Dorothea Dix, and her quest to help those who were mentally ill. This was during the Jacksonian period, 1820 through 1840, and the citizens were becoming unstable, and that it would cause a major problem for the future. The people of the Jacksonian period felt the need for housing and teaching though with this unstable disorder, insanity or mentally illness, and keep society from falling apart. Schools were emphasized more, to teach students to be orderly and obedient. New settings called asylums were created to provide order for those with disordered minds, but all these new ideas needed support and money to be accomplished, and many were ready for the challenge, like Dorothea Dix.
             Dorothea Dix would give hope to people in the Jacksonian period that if she could get the help from the states, then so could anyone else. She was born in Hampden, Maine, 1802, and didn't have a great youth, but it wouldn't stop her later on in life from accomplishing the goals of getting legislatures of the states to fund asylums. She didn't make a huge campaign for it, or have fundraisers, but personally went and talked to those she needed to talk to, to get the goal accomplished. She'd make trips around the states to gather information of how the mentally ill are being treated, and bring it to the legislatures, with explanations and ideas. Dix's work wouldn't go to waste, she wouldn't get the President's vote for the bill, but her dream wouldn't be forgotten because by the 20th century, her wish was granted, the Sheppard Towner Act of 1921 and the Social Security Act of 1921.
             I think the report about Dorothea Dix's determination is a great report because it shows that willpower will get you far, and if you don't accomplish your goal, you inspire others to go out and give their willpower. She's a great role model for anyone to have.
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