Today, October 14th, is the 164th anniversary of the death of Samuel Tuke, an English philanthropist who followed in his family’s footsteps to aid the conditions of people with mental disabilities. Samuel Tuke became the superintendent of the York Retreat and was a leader in British asylum reforms. His 1813 work Descriptions of the Retreat greatly influenced a reform in the treatment of insanity.
References:
Columbia University Press. (2021). William Tuke. In Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Retrieved August 20th, 2021, from https://search-ebscohost com.library2.ramapo.edu:2443/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=134499802&site=ehost-live.
Warder, G. (n.d.). Miss Dorthea Dix. Education: Essay. Retrieved September 23, 2021, from https://www.disabilitymuseum.org/dhm/edu/essay.html?id=35.