Dix
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Dix is the surname of Dorothea Dix, the 19th-century American social reformer known for her pioneering work in mental health care and prison reform.
Aliases (1)
- Dorothea Dix ×33
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
human
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mental health reformer → prison reformer → social reformer → |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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| dateOfBirth |
1802-04-04
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| dateOfDeath |
1887-07-17
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| employer |
Union Army
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| familyName |
Dix
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| fieldOfWork |
mental health care
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prison reform → social welfare → |
| givenName |
Dorothea
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| movement |
19th-century social reform movement
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mental hygiene movement → |
| notableFor |
advocacy for humane treatment of people with mental illness
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campaigns for prison reform → establishment and expansion of state mental hospitals → reform of mental asylums in the United States → |
| notableWork |
Memorial to the Legislature of Massachusetts (1843)
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| occupation |
educator
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nurse → social reformer → |
| participantIn |
American Civil War
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| placeOfBirth |
Hampden, Maine
NERFINISHED
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| placeOfDeath |
Trenton, New Jersey
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| positionHeld |
Superintendent of Army Nurses for the Union Army
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| religion |
Protestantism
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| residence |
Boston, Massachusetts
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Trenton, New Jersey → |
| sexOrGender |
female
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| workedOn |
improvement of conditions in jails and almshouses
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legislative campaigns for state-supported asylums → |
Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Dorothea Dix
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Dorothea Dix → Otto Dix → |
familyName |