Dorothea Dix

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Dorothea Dix - 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)

Dix, Dorothea Lynde Dix

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Dix Dorothea Lynde Dix			Jeffrey Geller COLUMN: AS I SEE IT In 1842-43, in preparation for her memorial to the Massachusetts Legislature in 1843, Dorothea Dix traveled the commonwealth to ascertain how many individuals not currently in asylums for the insane would benefit from being there. The state of mental health by Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA) Dorothea Dix, the social worker who forced the United States in the 19th century to release the mentally ill from prisons and provide them therapeutic care, would be thrilled to know that what she engendered, and what has been lost for so long, is coming back to life. Inspired by Hopewell by Behavioral Healthcare [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Dorothea Dix (1802-1887) visited jails in Massachusetts to read to female convicts. Women's history month: five more who led the way by Junior Scholastic			dorm dorm room dormancy dormant dormant account Dormant partner Dormant window dormer dormer window dormie dormin Dormition Dormition of the Blessed Virgin Dormitive dormitory dormitory room Dormobile dormouse dormy Dorn dornase alfa Dornbirn dornick doronicum Doroteo Arango Dorothea Dix Dorothea Lange Dorothea Lynde Dix Dorotheanthus Dorotheanthus bellidiformis Dorothy Dorothy Dix Dorothy Dixer Dorothy Hodgkin Dorothy L. Sayers Dorothy Leigh Sayers Dorothy Mary Crowfoot Hodgkin Dorothy Parker Dorothy Rothschild Parker Dorothy Sayers dorp Dorpat Dorr Dorrfly Dorrhawk dors- dorsa dorsad dorsal dorsal fin dorsal horn			Doronicum orientale doronicums Doronin, Ivan Doronin, Ivan Vasilevich Doronina, Tatiana Doronina, Tatiana Vasilevna Doroninskoe Lake Doros Dorosh, Efim Dorosh, Efim Iakovlevich Doroshenko, Grigorii Doroshenko, Grigorii Iakovlevich Doroshenko, Mikhail Doroshenko, Petr Doroshenko, Petr Dorofeevich Doroshevich, Vlas Doroshevich, Vlas Mikhailovich Dorosinski Campbell Design Associates Dorostolon Doroszewski, Witold Jan Doroteo Arango Doroteo Arango Doroteo Arango Arambula Doroteo Arango Arámbula Dorothea Dix Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center Dorothea E Dorothea E Dorothea E Dorothea L. Dix Dorothea Lange Dorothea Lynde Dorothea Lynde Dorothea Lynde Dix Dorothea Lynde Dix Dorothea Lynde Dix Dorotheanthus Dorotheanthus bellidiformis Dorothy Dorothy Dorothy Alling Memorial Library Dorothy Bramlage Public Library Dorothy Bruno Hills Indoor Tennis League Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Dorothy Day House Dorothy Dix Dorothy Dixer Dorothy Duncan Braille Library Dorothy Dunnett Readers' Association Dorothy E Dorothy E Dorothy E Dorothy E. Henry Branch Library Dorothy Hodgkin

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