Dorothea Dix

GPTKB entity

Statements (61)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Human
gptkbp:advocated_for improved conditions for the mentally ill
gptkbp:advocates_for mental health legislation
gptkbp:born April 4, 1802
gptkbp:born_in gptkb:Hampden,_Maine
gptkbp:died July 17, 1887
gptkbp:education gptkb:Lydia's_School_for_Girls
gptkbp:founded first mental hospitals in the U. S.
gptkbp:founder gptkb:the_Massachusetts_School_for_the_Feeble-Minded
gptkb:the_American_Red_Cross
gptkb:the_New_Jersey_State_Hospital
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Dorothea Dix
gptkbp:influenced mental health policy
gptkbp:is_a_member_of gptkb:the_American_Psychological_Association
gptkb:the_American_Association_of_University_Women
gptkb:the_American_Medical_Association
the National Women's Hall of Fame
the Massachusetts State Legislature
gptkbp:is_a_subject_of biographies and documentaries
gptkbp:is_a_supporter_of women's rights
the abolitionist movement
the establishment of mental health clinics
gptkbp:is_criticized_for the treatment of the insane
the asylum system
the use of restraints on patients
gptkbp:is_recognized_by gptkb:the_U._S._government
various institutions
gptkbp:known_for advocacy for the mentally ill
gptkbp:leadership the mental hygiene movement
gptkbp:mentor other reformers
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notable_recipients gptkb:the_Medal_of_Honor
the honorary title of ' Lady' from the British government
gptkbp:notable_speakers mental health conferences
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:social_reform
gptkbp:participated_in gptkb:the_Civil_War
gptkbp:published Memorial to the Legislature of Massachusetts
gptkbp:received honorary degrees
gptkbp:reform the 19th century
gptkbp:served_as Superintendent of Army Nurses
gptkbp:volunteers gptkb:the_Union_Army
gptkbp:was_a gptkb:educators
gptkbp:was_a_key_figure_in the development of psychiatric nursing.
the establishment of asylums
gptkbp:was_a_pioneer_in mental health reform
psychological care
the field of psychiatry
gptkbp:was_a_proponent_of patient rights
humane treatment
community mental health services
moral treatment
state-funded mental health care
gptkbp:was_influenced_by her grandmother
gptkbp:was_involved_in prison reform
gptkbp:works_with gptkb:U._S._Congress
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_Hampton_Roads
gptkb:Civil_War
gptkb:Mary_Lincoln
gptkb:Free_Soil_Party
gptkb:U._S._Sanitary_Commission
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4