Home›Articles›A Reformer Who Worked Through LegislaturesArticleA Reformer Who Worked Through LegislaturesArticlesConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)ConnectionsArticle OnDorothea Dix, Healers Well-attested SourcesDorothea Dix (Wikipedia)tier 3WikipediaLead section (opening paragraph)Quote, Lead section (opening paragraph)By her vigorous and sustained program of lobbying state legislatures and the United States Congress, she helped create the first generation of American mental asylums.View the SourceMedicine Atlas Original Articlestier 1Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.