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Dorothea Dix : New England Reformer (Harvard Historical Studies)
Dorothea Dix New England Reformer - Harvard Historical Studies Author:Thomas J. Brown An influential lobbyist as well as a paragon of the doctrine of female benevolence, Dorothea Dix vividly illustrated the complexities of the "separate spheres" of politics and femininity. An activist who disdained the women's rights and antislavery movements, Dix, an old-line Whig, sought to promote national harmony and became the only New Engla... more »nd social reformer to work successfully in the lower South right up to the eve of secession.« less