4. Less Expensive. Possibly my favorite benefit of eating a clean, vegan diet is that itâs less expensive than buying processed vegan foods. You can buy a whole pound of sweet potatoes and lentils for less than what you can buy a bag of frozen sweet potato fries or a box of veggie burgers.
In 1881, Dix moved into the New Jersey State Hospital, Morris Plains. The state legislature had designated a suite for her private use as long as she lived. Although an invalid, she carried on correspondence with people from England, Japan, and elsewhere. Dix died on July 17, 1887.
Andrew G. Wood. Back to the top. Dorothea Lynde Dix.Oil on canvas, 1868, by Samuel Bell Waugh.National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution. Dix, Dorothea Lynde(4 Apr. 1802-17 July 1887) , social reformer, was born in Hampden, Maine (on the Penobscot River), the daughter of Joseph Dix, a minister, and Mary Bigelow. During her early years Dorothea shared a small cottage with her parents and two younger brothers.