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Dr. Mary Edwards Walker is the only woman to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor, the U.S. military’s highest award for valor, for her actions during the American Civil War.
Sep 27, 2020 · The National Medal of Honor Museum had the opportunity to speak with author Theresa Kaminski about her new book, Dr. Mary Walker’s Civil War – a new biography of this most remarkable person. What in Mary Walker’s upbringing helped to shape her character and focus on women’s rights?
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Sep 10, 2015 · Dr. Mary Walker became the first & only woman to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor, America's highest military award, at the age of 32.
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Jun 8, 2024 · As a surgeon, women’s rights advocate, abolitionist, and spy, Dr. Mary Edwards Walker became the first female U.S. Army surgeon during the Civil War. She was a staunch advocate for women's suffrage and dress reform, and is the only woman in U.S. History to have received the Medal of Honor.
On Saturday, April 20, 2024, at 1:00 pm, The National Civil War Museum will present a one-woman play called INDEPENDENCE: The True Story of Dr. Mary Walker. Starring Kathie Barnes as Dr. Mary Walker, it was written and directed by Lloyd J. Schwartz, and produced by Tina Dwyer.
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Mar 26, 2021 · Dr. Mary Edwards Walker was the first woman to be appointed as an assistant surgeon in the U.S. Army, she is also the only woman to date to have received the Medal of Honor, the U.S. government's highest and most prestigious military decoration.
