4. Less Expensive. Possibly my favorite benefit of eating a clean, vegan diet is that itâs less expensive than buying processed vegan foods. You can buy a whole pound of sweet potatoes and lentils for less than what you can buy a bag of frozen sweet potato fries or a box of veggie burgers.
In 1881, Dix moved into the New Jersey State Hospital, Morris Plains. The state legislature had designated a suite for her private use as long as she lived. Although an invalid, she carried on correspondence with people from England, Japan, and elsewhere. Dix died on July 17, 1887.
Dorothea Dix was not a nurse. She was a tireless and effective mental health reformer at a time when the mentally ill were treated as criminals. Born in Maine in 1802, she lived with her grandmother after the age of 12 and began teaching school at the age of 14.