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Dorothea Dix crusaded for humane treatment on the mentally ill. She began her work for the mentally ill in 1841.
The Confederate States of America, or the Confederacy (1861-65). Dixieland (originally because of the 10-cent coin marked 'DIX' when Louisiana was French). Also the Rebel States. Sometimes 'Swannee', taken generically.
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July 17, 1887
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Nothing is known of her sexual orientation.
Dorthea Dix was a important because she saw something she wanted to change. She saw that imprisoned peoples and peoples with feeble minds were not receiving a proper education. She started a class for these people.
As Director of Nurses for the Union Army, Dorothea Dix provided an equal standard of care to Union and Confederate wounded alike. This made her beloved in the South. In North Carolina, the state mental hospital was founded in Raleigh. It was closed and its functions transferred to the "Dix Unit" at Central Regional Hospital. Dorothea Dix was not related to John Adams Dix, the Civil War general whose name graces Fort Dix, NJ.