Dorothea Dix
Dorothea Dix
Dorothea Lynde Dixwas an American activist on behalf of the indigent insane who, through a vigorous program of lobbying state legislatures and the United States Congress, created the first generation of American mental asylums. During the Civil War, she served as a Superintendent of Army Nurses...
ProfessionCivil Rights Leader
Date of Birth4 April 1802
CityHampden, ME