dorothea dix

     

In 1861 this social reformer was appointed Union Superintendent of Nurses at age 59

Trivia about dorothea dix

  • This woman born in Hampden helped open hospitals for the mentally ill in over 15 states
  • Fort Dix is an Army Reserve training center; this Dix was a social reformer in the 1840s
  • During the Civil War, this social reformer was superintendent of the U.S. Army women nurses