Dorothea Dix

NOUN

United States social reformer who pioneered in the reform of prisons and in the treatment of the mentally ill; superintended women army nurses during the American Civil War (1802-1887)

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In the mid-nineteenth century, Dorothea Dix began to campaign for humane treatment of the mentally ill.
Dorothea Dix was born in Hampden, Maine, the daughter of an alcoholic Methodist preacher who was the black sheep of a wealthy merchant family.
In the mid-nineteenth century, Dorothea Dix began to campaign for humane treatment of the mentally ill.
In the mid-nineteenth century, Dorothea Dix began to campaign for humane treatment of the mentally ill.
In the mid-nineteenth century, Dorothea Dix began to campaign for humane treatment of the mentally ill.