Dix, Dorothea Lynde Home>Nursing>History>Dix, Dorothea Lynde     Web Pages Dorothea Dix Biography and description of efforts in education and among prisoners and the mentally ill, prepared by an admirer. Includes bibliography. Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities: Dorothea Lynde Dix Biography of the nurse and reformer from the MFH State House Women's Leadership Project. Psychiatric News: Dorothea Lynde Dix, A Woman Ahead of Her Time Article by Janet Eddy Ordway about Dix's efforts on behalf of the mentally ill. Kathleen's Mini-Encyclopedia: Dorothea Dix A story about Dix's childhood for elementary school students.