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 had anything but a normal childhood. Her father was an abusive alcoholic and her mother, it was rumored, was mentally retarded. Later, two more children were born into the family and Dix had the job of both mother and father. Dix had been known to make the comment, I never knew childhood (URL 1).