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Dorothea Lynde Dix (* 4. April 1802 in Hampden, Maine; † 18. Juli 1887 in Trenton) war eine US-amerikanische Wohltäterin. Sie stieß Reformen im Gesundheitswesen für psychisch Kranke an, zunächst in den USA, später in Europa. Auf ihr Betreiben wurden zwischen 1840 und 1860 zahlreiche Nervenheilanstalten gegründet.
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.
- Joseph Dix, Mary Bigelow
- July 17, 1887 (aged 85), Trenton, New Jersey, US
- Dorothea Lynde Dix, April 4, 1802, Hampden, Maine, US
- Social reformer
31. März 2024 · Dorothea Dix was an American educator, social reformer, and humanitarian whose devotion to the welfare of the mentally ill led to widespread reforms in the United States and abroad. Dix left her unhappy home at age 12 to live and study in Boston with her grandmother. By age 14 she was teaching in a.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Dorothea Lynde Dix (1802-1887) was an author, teacher and reformer. Her efforts on behalf of the mentally ill and prisoners helped create dozens of new institutions across the United...
Learn about Dorothea Dix, a 19th century activist who improved the care of the mentally ill, indigenous people, and soldiers. She also recruited nurses for the Union army and advocated for women's rights.
2. Apr. 2014 · Learn about Dorothea Dix, an educator and social reformer who fought for the rights of the mentally ill and founded hospitals in the U.S. and Canada. Find out how she also volunteered as a nurse during the Civil War and died in 1887.
Learn about Dorothea Lynde Dix, a mental health reformer and Civil War nurse. She traveled across the country and abroad to improve conditions for the mentally ill and treated both Union and Confederate soldiers.
