Dorothea Lynde Dix
Pioneer advocate of humane care for mental patients the world over. Commissioned chief nurse, Union Army, in Civil War. Honored guest during closing years of life in this, the first Mental Hospital in Ner Jersey, established by her efforts 1848.
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Marker data: New Jersey Historical Commission
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