Dix, Dorthea Lynde - Primary Sources: People - American Women - LibGuides at Christopher Newport University

Online Sources: Dorthea Dix

Dorthea Dix (Disability Museum)
Dix, Dorothea Lynde, 1802-1887 (Online Books Page)
Dorothea Lynde Dix and John Torrey correspondence, 1832
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"Correspondence from Dorothea Lynde Dix to John Torrey, undated. Dix, better known for her work as an educator and reformer, primarily discusses plants in her letters. "
Dorothea Lynde Dix Pamphlets (University of New England)
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"The collection material is related to Dorothea Dix's work on behalf of society's disadvantaged members and war veterans as recorded in Congressional testimony. In addition is a tribute to Dix written in the 20th century among others."
Primary Source Spotlight: Dorothea Dix
Memorial. To the Legislature of Massachusetts

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