About Dorothea Dix

Dorothea Lynde Dix was an American advocate on behalf of the poor mentally ill. By her vigorous and sustained program of lobbying state legislatures and the United States Congress, she helped create the first generation of American mental asylums. During the Civil War, she served as a Superintendent of Army Nurses.

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Occupation: social reformer, public figure, writer, neurologist

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Dorothea Dix

American author and social reformer (1802–1887)

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About Dorothea Dix

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Occupation: social reformer, public figure, writer, neurologist

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April 4, 1802, 1802, 1820

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July 17, 1887, 1887

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