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Dorothea Dix, American nurse and activist (died 1887)

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Dorothea Dix

American social reformer (1802–1887)

Dorothea Lynde Dix was an American advocate on behalf of the poor mentally ill. By her vigorous and sustained program of lobbying state legislatures and the United States Congress, she helped create the first generation of American mental asylums. During the Civil War, she…
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April 4

Day of the year

April 4 is the 94th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 271 days remain until the end of the year.
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