Dorothea Dix
Sign in to saveAlso known as Dorothea Lynde Dix, Dorothea L. Dix, D. L. Dix
American author and social reformer (1802–1887)
Key facts
- Born
- Dorothea Lynde Dix , ( 1802-04-04 ) April 4, 1802, Hampden , Massachusetts ( District of Maine ), US
- Died
- July 17, 1887 (1887-07-17) (aged 85), Trenton, New Jersey , US
- Occupation
- Social reformer
- Parent s
- Joseph Dix , Mary Bigelow
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Dorothea
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Hampden
- Place of death
- Trenton
- Occupation
- psychologist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- Dix-Dorothea-LOC.jpg
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- place of burial
- Mount Auburn Cemetery
- date of birth
- 1820-00-00
- P6944
- Dorothea Dix
- date of death
- 1887-00-00
- Commons category
- Dorothea Lynde Dix
- Commons gallery
- Dorothea Dix
- writing language
- English language
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Encyclopedic overview
Plaque to Dorothea Dix, Royal Edinburgh Hospital Dorothea Lynde Dix (April 4, 1802 – July 17, 1887) 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.
Early life
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Dorothea Dix” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.