Dorothea Dix
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Dorothea Dix was a 19th-century American social reformer best known for her pioneering work in improving conditions for the mentally ill and advocating for the creation of state mental hospitals.
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| instanceOf |
author
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educator → human → mental health reformer → nurse → social reformer → |
| advocatedFor |
federal land grant bill for the indigent mentally ill
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humane treatment of people with mental illness → separation of mentally ill patients from criminals in prisons → |
| appointedBy |
U.S. War Department
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| associatedWithEvent |
American Civil War
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| 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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| educatedAt |
self-educated
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| ethnicGroup |
European American
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| familyName |
Dix
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| fullName |
Dorothea Lynde Dix
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| givenName |
Dorothea
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| hasInfluenced |
development of modern mental health care in the United States
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later mental health reformers → |
| knownFor |
advocacy for the mentally ill
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campaigning for state mental hospitals in the United States → reforming conditions in prisons and almshouses → service as Superintendent of Army Nurses for the Union during the American Civil War → |
| movement |
mental health reform
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social reform → |
| notableWork |
Conversations on Common Things
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Memorial to the Legislature of Massachusetts → |
| occupation |
nurse
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social reformer → teacher → writer → |
| placeOfBirth |
Hampden, Maine
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| placeOfBurial |
Cambridge, Massachusetts
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Mount Auburn Cemetery → |
| placeOfDeath |
Trenton, New Jersey
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| positionHeld |
Superintendent of Army Nurses for the Union Army
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| presentedPetitionTo |
Massachusetts legislature
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United States Congress → |
| religion |
Protestantism
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| residence |
Boston, Massachusetts
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Trenton, New Jersey → |
| sexOrGender |
female
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| workedOn |
establishment of state hospitals for the mentally ill
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reform of mental asylums in Massachusetts → reform of mental asylums in New Jersey → reform of mental asylums in North Carolina → reform of mental asylums in many U.S. states → |
Referenced by (9)
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Conversations on Common Things
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Memorial to the Legislature of Massachusetts → |
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Conversations on Common Things
("Dorothea Lynde Dix")
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Mount Auburn Cemetery
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Dorothea Dix
("Dorothea Lynde Dix")
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Conversations on Common Things
("Dorothea Dix is known for mental health reform in the United States")
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Hampden, Maine
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U.S. Sanitary Commission
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Memorial to the Legislature of Massachusetts
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