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SpyIntel [72]
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What was Dorothea Dix’s mission

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Bond [772]3 years ago
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Dorothea Lynde Dix (1802-1887) was an author, teacher and reformer. Her efforts on behalf of the mentally ill and prisoners helped create dozens of new institutions across the United States and in Europe and changed people's perceptions of these populations.

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