Dorothea+Dix+and+Some+Facts

=Some Facts about Dorothea's Life= It was estimated that she got over 100,000 letters a year. When she was 12 years old she ran away to live with her fathers parents. Her grandfather loved her and welcomed her in to his home, however, her grandmother thought she needed to be remade and there was a clash of wills. After 2 years she was over to live with her great aunt in Worcester. There she learned to overcome the "shadows" in her life and planned for her future, witch included teaching and marrige. She got a vacant store, furnished it, and made it a school. It didn't take long for her school to become popular. But after 5 years she learned how little she knew. So she closed her school and wen't back to her Grandparents to study.