Mary Dix

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Person
gptkbp:advocated_for Asylum reform
Humane treatment of the mentally ill
gptkbp:associated_with Dorothea Dix Hospital
gptkbp:awards Honorary Doctorate from Brown University
gptkbp:birth_date April 4, 1802
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Hampden,_Maine
gptkbp:contributed_to Mental hygiene movement
gptkbp:death_date July 17, 1887
gptkbp:death_place gptkb:Cambridge,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:education Mount Vernon School for Young Ladies
gptkbp:established Dix Mansion in New Jersey
gptkbp:founded Nursing Corps during the Civil War
gptkbp:has_performed_at Legislative hearings
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mary Dix
gptkbp:influenced American mental health policy
Mental health legislation in the U. S.
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:William_Ellery_Channing
gptkbp:is_active_in 19th century social reform movements
gptkbp:is_influential_in Establishing the first generation of mental hospitals in the U. S.
gptkbp:is_recognized_by gptkb:National_Women's_Hall_of_Fame
gptkbp:is_visited_by Europe for mental health research
gptkbp:known_for Advocacy for the mentally ill
Establishing mental hospitals
gptkbp:legacy Dix Hospital in North Carolina
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:psychology
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:social_reform
gptkbp:published Reports on mental health conditions
gptkbp:recognized_by gptkb:American_Psychiatric_Association
gptkbp:supported Education for the mentally ill
gptkbp:was_a gptkb:activists
gptkb:social_reform
gptkb:Public_speaker
gptkb:Philanthropist
gptkb:educators
gptkb:Writer
Author of several reports on mental health
Pioneer in mental health advocacy
gptkbp:was_known_for Compassionate care for the mentally ill
gptkbp:works_with State legislatures
gptkbp:wrote Memorial to the Legislature of Massachusetts
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:John_A._Dix_Jr.
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