Dorothea Dix: References & Edit History
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Dix’s life and work are discussed in Charles Schlaifer and Lucy Freeman, Heart’s Work: Civil War Heroine and Champion of the Mentally Ill, Dorothea Lynde Dix (1991); and David Gollaher, Voice for the Mad: The Life of Dorothea Dix (1995), a more detailed account.
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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
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| Anniversary information added. | Mar 31, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Jul 13, 2025 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Feb 27, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Women's History Museum - Biography of Dorothea Dix. | May 02, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Shotgun's Home of the American Civil War - Biography of Dorothea Dix. | Jan 20, 2017 | ||
| Changed article title from Dorothea Lynde Dix to Dorothea Dix. | Sep 09, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: NCpedia - Biography of Dorothea Dix. | Jun 03, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: United States History - Biography of Dorothea Dix. | Jun 03, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Dorothea Dix (1802�1887). | Apr 09, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Science Museum - Brought to Life - Biography of Dorothea Dix. | Apr 09, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Spartacus Educational - Biography of Dorothea Dix. | Apr 09, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Fact Monster - People - Biography of Dorothea Lynde Dix. | Dec 09, 2011 | ||
| Article revised. | Feb 10, 2000 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Sep 15, 1999 |
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