Mary Elizabeth Dix

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Person
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:John_A._Dix
gptkbp:advocates_for prison reform
the mentally ill
Improved conditions for the mentally ill
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:battle_honors gptkb:Dix_Award
gptkbp:birth_date 1802-04-04
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Hampden,_Maine,_USA
gptkbp:contribution increased public awareness of mental health issues
improved conditions for the mentally ill
advocated for humane treatment
establishment of mental hospitals
pioneered mental health reform in the U. S.
gptkbp:death_date 1887-07-17
gptkbp:death_place gptkb:Trenton,_New_Jersey,_USA
gptkbp:education private tutoring
gptkbp:founded gptkb:Nurse_Corps_of_the_United_States
Mental health hospitals
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mary Elizabeth Dix
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Dorothea_Dix
mental health policy
mental health advocacy
mental health legislation
Mental health legislation in the United States
gptkbp:known_for Advocacy for mental health reform
mental health reform
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Dix_Hospital
gptkb:Dix_Park
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Native_American_tribe
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:Dix's_Reports_on_Insane_Asylums
gptkb:Dix's_Report_on_the_Condition_of_the_Insane_in_Massachusetts
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:political_movement
gptkb:Educational_Institution
gptkbp:wrote Memorial to the Legislature of Massachusetts