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Dr. Mary Edwards Walker (November 26, 1832 – February 21, 1919) was a feminist, abolitionist, prohibitionist, spy, prisoner of war, surgeon and the only woman to receive the Medal of Honor.
Biography
Born in Oswego, New York, the daughter of Alvah and Vesta Walker, Mary Walker taught school as a young woman to earn enough money to pay her way through Syracuse Medical College where she graduated as a doctor in 1855. She married a fellow medical school student, Albert Miller, and they set up a joint practice in Rome, New York. The practice did not flourish, as female doctors were generally not trusted or respected at that time.
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Yesterday's Answer: Dr. Mary Edwards Walker (Civil War) is the only woman to have ever received the Medal of Honor.
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Yesterday's Answer: Dr. Mary Edwards Walker (Civil War) is the only woman to have ever received the Medal of Honor.
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Mary Edwards Walker - A North Georgia Notable - Biography.
Meta Description: [ Surgeon, spy, author, this New York feminist served the Union Army on the field of battle at Chickamauga and the battle for Atlanta. ]
Mary Edwards Walker - Civil War Doctor - A profile.
Meta Description: [ Mary Edwards Walker, Civil War Doctor, is a Women of Courage profile, produced by the St. Lawrence County, NY Branch of the American Association of University Women. ]
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