Dorothea Lynde Dix

Definitions of Dorothea Lynde Dix
  1. noun
    United States social reformer who pioneered in the reform of prisons and in the treatment of the mentally ill; superintended women army nurses during the American Civil War (1802-1887)
    synonyms: Dix, Dorothea Dix
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    crusader, meliorist, reformer, reformist, social reformer
    a person or group who pushes to improve an institution or system by changing it
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