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Dorothea Dix Quote
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 | “There are only a few images that are not forced to provide meaning, or have to go through the filter of a specific idea.” ―Jean Baudrillard Source/Notes: Photography, or the Writing of Light (2000) |
 | “'But I don't want to go among mad people,' said Alice. 'Oh, you can't help that,' said the cat. 'We're all mad here.'” ―Lewis Carroll Source/Notes: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1865) |
 | “Most of the trouble in the world has been caused by folks who can't mind their own business, because they have no business of their own to mind, any more than a smallpox virus has.” ―William S. Burroughs Source/Notes: The Adding Machine: Selected Essays (1985), The Name is Burroughs |
Dorothea Dix
Born: April 4, 1802
Died: July 17, 1887 (aged 85)
Bio: Dorothea Lynde Dix was an American activist on behalf of the indigent insane who, through a vigorous program of lobbying state legislatures and the United States Congress, created the first generation of American mental asylums. During the Civil War, she served as Superintendent of Army Nurses.
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