Dix, Dorothea Lynde, 1802-1887 (American author and activist)
biographical statement
American activist on behalf of the indigent insane who, through a vigorous program of lobbying state legislatures and the United States Congress, created the first generation of American mental asylums. During the Civil War, she served as Superintendent of Army Nurses. 670 __ |a Her American moral tales, 1832: |b t.p. (Author of Evening hours) 670 __ |a nuc86-3131: Her Remarks on prisons and prison discipline ... 1845 |b (hdg. on ResP rept.: Dix, Dorothea Lynde, 1802-1887; usage: D.L. Dix) 670 __ |a MWA/NAIP files |b (hdg.: Dix, Dorothea Lynde, 1802-1887; usage: Dorothea L. Dix; Teacher; D.L. Dix; Miss Dix; Author of Evening hours; Author of Self-confidence; Author of The talisman; Author of Days of childhood; Author of Conversations on common things; Author of John Williams; Author of Alice and Ruth; Author of George Mills; Author of Marrion Wilder)
Citation:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothea_Dix (MWB, October 22, 2012)Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Harriet E. Paine Papers
Harriet E. Paine's Papers includes published and unpublished manuscripts focusing on classical works and abolition. Paine's collection also has correspondence to William Lord regarding the Civil War, Samuel Austin Chapin (brother of Eliza Baylies Wheaton), and Wheaton College President Dr. Samuel V. Cole concerning Wheaton Seminary's War efforts circa 1915.