Dorothea Dix was an American activist for the insane and through lobbying state legislature she got the first generation of mental asylums in America. She went around the states examining the jails and asylums. She went to the state legislatures to get the help these people needed. Though they may not admit it, many secretly opposed it because of the taxes needed to support the new asylums.
During the Civil War, Dixon was the Superintendent of Army Nurses. She was emotionally abused by her parents and because of this she sought refuge with her grandmother. She died in 1887 at the age of 85.
During the Civil War, Dixon was the Superintendent of Army Nurses. She was emotionally abused by her parents and because of this she sought refuge with her grandmother. She died in 1887 at the age of 85.