ForbushSchool.org
Title
Sheppard Pratt Health System-Locations-Baltimore
Description
Excerpted from the website:
- Moses Sheppard was born in 1775. He came to Baltimore, Maryland as a young man and through hard work and business acumen, amassed a fortune as a merchant. He was a member of the Religious Society of Friends, and in keeping with the concerns of the Quakers, he had a strong interest in social causes which he actualized as the warden of the city's poor and as commissioner of the prison. In these capacities Sheppard became aware of the inhumane treatment accorded persons with mental illnesses, or "lunatics" as they were then called.
Languages
English
