United States social reformer who pioneered in the reform of prisons and in the treatment of the mentally ill; superintended women army nurses during the American Civil War (1802-1887). Synonyms: Dix, Dorothea Lynde Dix.
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Words linked to "Dorothea Dix" : reformer, social reformer, meliorist, crusader, reformist |
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