Historical FigureFemale
Dorothea Lynde Dix
1802 – 1887
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryDorothea 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.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
April 4, 1802
Hampden
Date of death
July 17, 1887
Trenton
Citizenship
United States
Occupations & fields
social reformerpublic figurewriterneurologistpsychologistbotanical collector
Awards & honours
National Women's Hall of FameNew Jersey Hall of Fame
- Field and occupation
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