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 Dix.
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Words linked to "Dorothea Lynde Dix" : crusader, meliorist, Dix, reformer, Dorothea Dix, social reformer, reformist |
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