Dorothea Dix, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American social reformer
Date of Birth: 04-Apr-1802
Place of Birth: Hampden, Maine, United States
Date of Death: 17-Jul-1887
Profession: physician, nurse, social reformer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
About Dorothea Dix
- Dorothea Lynde Dix (April 4, 1802 – July 17, 1887) was an American advocate on behalf of the indigent mentally ill who, through a vigorous and sustained 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.
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