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  1. Gilmer, Elizabeth Merriwether Gilmer, Dorothy Dixnoun

    United States journalist who wrote a syndicated column of advice to the lovelorn (1870-1951)

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  1. Dorothy Dix

    Elizabeth Meriwether Gilmer (November 18, 1861 – December 16, 1951), widely known by the pen name Dorothy Dix, was an American journalist and columnist. As the forerunner of today's popular advice columnists, Dix was America's highest paid and most widely read female journalist at the time of her death. Her advice on marriage was syndicated in newspapers around the world. With an estimated audience of 60 million readers, she became a popular and recognized figure on her travels abroad. In addition to her journalistic work, she joined in the campaign for woman suffrage and the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

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  1. Dorothy Dix

    Dorothy Dix, was the pseudonym of U.S. journalist Elizabeth Meriwether Gilmer. As the forerunner of today's popular advice columnists, Dorothy Dix was America's highest paid and most widely read female journalist at the time of her death. Her advice on marriage was syndicated in newspapers around the world. With an estimated audience of 60 million readers, she became a popular and recognized figure on her travels abroad. Her name is the origin of the term "Dorothy Dixer", a widely-used phrase in Australia meaning a question from a member of Parliament to a minister, that enables the minister to make an announcement in the form of a reply.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of dorothy dix in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of dorothy dix in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7


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