(1802–87), US social reformer. She was a pioneer in US prison reform, a creator of insane asylums, and superintendent of women army nurses during the Civil War.
Definition of Dix, Dorothea Lynde in US English:
Dix, Dorothea Lynde
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(1802–87), US social reformer. She was a pioneer in US prison reform, a creator of insane asylums, and superintendent of women army nurses during the Civil War.