Dorothea Dix
Dorothea Dix
Dorothea Lynde Dixwas an 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 a Superintendent of Army Nurses...
ProfessionCivil Rights Leader
Date of Birth4 April 1802
CityHampden, ME
Dorothea Dix quotes about
insane-person gentleman attention
I proceed, gentlemen, to call your attention to the present state of insane persons confined within the commonwealth; in cages, closets, cellars, stalls, pens; chained, naked, beaten with rods, and lashed into obedience.
truth-is consideration highest
But the truth is the highest consideration.