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Dorothea Dix

Dorothea Lynde Dix (April 4, 1802 – July 17, 1887) was an American activist

Activism

Activism, in a general sense, can be described as intentional action to bring about social change or politics change. This action is in support of, or opposition to, one side of an often controversy argument....
on behalf of the indigent insane who, through a vigorous program of lobbying state legislatures and the United States Congress

United States Congress

The United States Congress is the Bicameralism legislature of the Federal government of the United States of the United States of America, consisting of two houses, the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives....
, created the first generation of American mental asylums. During the Civil War, she served as Superintendent of Army Nurses.

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Dorothea Lynde Dix (April 4, 1802 – July 17, 1887) was an American activist

Activism

Activism, in a general sense, can be described as intentional action to bring about social change or politics change. This action is in support of, or opposition to, one side of an often controversy argument....
on behalf of the indigent insane who, through a vigorous program of lobbying state legislatures and the United States Congress

United States Congress

The United States Congress is the Bicameralism legislature of the Federal government of the United States of the United States of America, consisting of two houses, the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives....
, created the first generation of American mental asylums. During the Civil War, she served as Superintendent of Army Nurses.

See also

Kirkbride Plan
Kirkbride Plan

The Kirkbride Plan refers to a system of mental asylum design advocated by Philadelphia psychiatrist Thomas Story Kirkbride in the mid-1800s....
Dorothea Dix Hospital
Dorothea Dix Hospital

The Dorothea Dix Hospital is a psychiatric hospital located on Dix Hill in Raleigh, North Carolina named after mental health advocate Dorothea Dix....

Further reading

David Gollaher
David Gollaher

David L. Gollaher is the President & CEO of the California Healthcare Institute , and a historian of science and medicine. He completed undergraduate studies at University of California and received his masters and Ph.D....
, 'Voice for the Mad: The Life of Dorothea Dix, (New York: Free Press, 1995)
Francis Tiffany, 'Life of Dorothea Lynde Dix', (1892)