Dorothea Dix was a 19th-century reformer who worked to improve treatment for people with mental illness and helped create dozens of hospitals across the United States. During the Civil War, she served as Superintendent of Union Army Nurses, organizing care for wounded soldiers on both sides.
Joshua Chamberlain was a Union Army officer and college professor who became famous for leading the 20th Maine Regiment at the Battle of Gettysburg, where his defense of Little Round Top was crucial. After the war, he served as governor of Maine and later as president of Bowdoin College.
