Head of the Union Army Nurse Corps during the Civil War, she was an activist for indigent (poor) people that were mentally ill, and helped create the first of the mental asylums in the US.
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dorothea dix was the first born of 3 children. she had 2 brothers that she took care of.
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It was a girl and her name was Dorothea Dix
1841
She was the superintendent of nurses for the union army.