One Glorious Ambition

Author: Jane Kirkpatrick
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Binding: Kindle Edition
ISBN: B009MYATDI

One Glorious Ambition: The Compassionate Crusade of Dorothea Dix, a Novel

One dedicated woman.

.giving voice to the suffering of many
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Born to an unavailable mother and an abusive father, Dorothea Dix longs simply to protect and care for her younger brothers, Charles and Joseph. But at just fourteen, she is separated from them and sent to live with relatives to be raised properly. Lonely and uncertain, Dorothea discovers that she does not possess the ability to accept the social expectations imposed on her gender and she desires to accomplish something more than finding a suitable mate.
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Yearning to fulfill her God-given purpose, Dorothea finds she has a gift for teaching and writing. Her pupils become a kind of family, hearts to nurture, but long bouts of illness end her teaching

One Glorious Ambition

.giving voice to the suffering of many
A
Born to an unavailable mother and an abusive father, Dorothea Dix longs simply to protect and care for her younger brothers, Charles and Joseph. But at just fourteen, she is separated from them and sent to live with relatives to be raised properly. Lonely and uncertain, Dorothea discovers that she does not possess the ability to accept the social expectations imposed on her gender and she desires to accomplish something more than finding a suitable mate
Her pupils become a kind of family, hearts to nurture, but long bouts of illness end her teaching

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