Dorothea Dix
Activist for the insane American philanthropist
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DOROTHEA DIX
There are few cases in history where a social movement of such proportions can be attributed to the work of a single individual
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Dorothea Dix
A noted social reformer, Dix became the Union's Superintendent of Female Nurses during the Civil War. The crusader had spent more than 20 years working for improved treatment of mentally ill patients and for better prison conditions....
http://www.civilwarhome.com/dixbio.htm

Dorothea Dix
Dorothea Dix : A unique and international role as an advocate for improvements in the treatment of patients suffering from mental and emotional disorders, the most visible humanitarian reformer of the 19th century
http://www.uua.org/uuhs/duub/articles/dorotheadix.html

Dorothea Dix
Her influence over Arinori Mori, the Japanese charge' d'affaires at Washington, led eventually to the establishment of two asylums for the insane in Japan. At the outbreak of the American Civil War she offered her services to the Federal government ...
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Dorothea Dix
Portrait of Dorothea Dix at the National Library of Medicine
http://www.disabilitymuseum.org/lib/stills/596card.htm

DOROTHEA DIX
Throughout history there have been many people in the United States who have sought to reform mental institutions in order to improve the treatment of the mentally ill. Dorothea Dix is one of these people
http://www.psychology.sbc.edu/DOROTHEA%20DIX.htm

Dorothea Lynde Dix (1802 -- 1887)
Advocate for the Mentally Ill and for Prisoners
http://www.nursingadvocacy.org/press/pioneers/dix.html

Dorothea Lynde Dix: A Woman Ahead of Her Time
One of the unsung heroes of the mental health movement that occurred in the middle 1800s was actually a heroine-Dorothea Lynde Dix. She awoke America's conscience to the plight of the mentally ill.
http://www.psych.org/pnews/98-10-16/hx.html