Elizabeth Dix

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gptkbp:instanceOf Person
gptkbp:advocatesFor Improved conditions for the mentally ill
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:American_Anti-Slavery_Society
gptkbp:birthDate April 4, 1802
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Hampden,_Maine
gptkbp:deathDate July 17, 1887
gptkbp:education Lydia_Maria_Child's_school
gptkbp:founded gptkb:Nursing_Corps_during_the_Civil_War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Elizabeth Dix
gptkbp:influenced Mental health legislation
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:William_Ellery_Channing
gptkbp:knownFor Advocacy for the mentally ill
gptkbp:legacy Dix hospitals named after her
gptkbp:notableWork Mental Health Reform
gptkbp:occupation Social reformer
gptkbp:receives Honorary_Doctorate_from_Brown_University
gptkbp:wrote 'Memorial_to_the_Legislature_of_Massachusetts'