HyperDic: dorothea_lynde_dix

English > 1 sense of the expression Dorothea Lynde Dix:
NOUNperson Dorothea Lynde Dix, Dix, Dorothea DixUnited States social reformer who pioneered in the reform of prisons and in the treatment of the mentally ill
English > Dorothea Lynde Dix: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningUnited States social reformer who pioneered in the reform of prisons and in the treatment of the mentally ill; superintended women army nurses during the American Civil War (1802-1887).
SynonymsDix, Dorothea Dix
Instance ofreformer, reformist, crusader, social reformer, melioristA disputant who advocates reform

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