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.
In 1861, Dorothea Dix was appointed superintendent of nurses for the North's side of the Civil War. Part of her duty, was to decide how the nurses needed to dress. Nurse Dix required that her women be over 30 years old and plain looking. She commanded that their dresses be either brown or black and unadorned.