Dix, Dorothy
From Astro-Databank
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| born on | 18 November 1861 at 15:45 (= 3:45 PM ) | ||||
| Place | Woodstock TN, USA, 35n16, 89w58 | ||||
| Timezone | LMT m89w58 (is local mean time) | ||||
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| Astrology data |   26°35'   11°23 Asc. 06°23'
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Biography
American advice columnist who pioneered the advice to the lovelorn columns. To support herself and her incurably ill husband, she became a writer for women's pages in 1896; eventually appearing in three hundred papers with practical down-to-earth advice.
Events
- Work : New Job 1896 (Began advice column)
Source Notes
Robert Jansky quotes Marc Penfield, states that "Dorothy Dix, Her Book" confirms the data. That book is an advice-book; gives no dates of any kind. Penfield Collection gives the same date, 4:00 PM speculative. Index To Women gives 1879-1951. November 18, 1870, given in Current Biography (1940) and Obituary-1952 gives November 18, 1870.
Categories
- Notable : Book Collection : American Book
- Vocation : Writers : Columnist/ journalist (Advice in over 300 hundred papers)
- Family : Relationship : Stress - Chronic misery (Cared for very ill husband)
- Notable : Famous : Founder/ originator (Originator of the advice to lovelorn column)
