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 born in Hampden, Maine, on 4th April, 1802. At the age of 12 she went to live with her grandmother in Boston. Within two years she was teaching in a school in Worcester. In 1821she opened her own school for girls in Boston. Over the next few years she wrote school textbooks and a hymn book.