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SHEis Amazing Profile: Dorothea Dix – The Woman Who Fought for the Forgotten

SHEis Amazing Profile: Dorothea Dix – The Woman Who Fought for the Forgotten

Quick Facts Born: April 4, 1802 • Hampden, MaineDied: July 17, 1887 (aged 85) • Trenton, New JerseyKnown For:• Reforming treatment of the mentally ill in the U.S.• Advocating for and founding over 30 mental health institutions• Campaigning for humane, rehabilitative care over punishment• Serving as Superintendent of Army Nurses during the Civil War• Promoting prison and asylum reform internationally• Pioneering the idea that mental illness deserves medical care, not incarceration Legacy...

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