The American schoolteacher who lobbied state legislatures for laws to mandate humane treatment of people with mental disorders was:

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Dorothea Dix was a pioneering American schoolteacher who became an advocate for the indigent mentally ill. She lobbied state legislatures and the United States Congress, creating the first generation of American mental asylums. Through her efforts, she helped change the perceptions of mental illness and reform how patients were treated.

The American Schoolteacher Who Lobbied State Legislatures for Laws to Mandate