Dorothea Dix and Almshouse Conditions
About two years since leisure afforded opportunity and duty prompted me to visit several prisons and almshouses in the vicinity of this metropolis. I come to present the strong claims of suffering humanity. I come to place before the Legislature of Massachusetts the condition of the miserable, the desolate, the outcast. I come as the advocate of helpless, forgotten, insane, and idiotic men and women; of beings sunk to a condition from which the most unconcerned would start with real horror; of beings wretched in our prisons, and more wretched in our almshouses...
Which of the following types of evidence would most directly contradict Dorothea Dix’s assertion that conditions in almshouses were uniformly poor?
A
Budget reports showing increased allocations for almshouse improvements.
B
Accounts of some institutions being well-maintained and offering humane treatment during the same era.
C
Records of lower mortality rates in certain almshouses compared to others.
D
Letters from almshouse administrators denying Dix’s claims.
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