Dr. Mary Edwards Walker
Dr. Mary Edwards Walker
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Dr. Mary E. Walker fearlessly served as a Civil War surgeon in the Army, enduring capture as a POW and becoming the only woman ever awarded the Medal of Honor. This Women's History Month, we celebrate her legacy and the path she forged for women in military service. Learn more: https://wwp.news/4bWSn71 | Wounded Warrior Project
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Dr. Mary E. Walker fearlessly served as a Civil War surgeon in the Army, enduring capture as a POW and becoming the only woman ever awarded the Medal of Honor. This Women's History Month, we celebrate her legacy and the path she forged for women in military service. Learn more: https://wwp.news/4bWSn71 | Wounded Warrior Project
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Mary Edwards Walker, the only woman ever to receive the Medal of Honor, defied a world that said no. A surgeon in the Civil War when women were forbidden, a prisoner of the enemy, and a lifelong fighter for dress reform and women’s rights, she refused to surrender her medal—even when the U.S. government demanded it back at age 84. She wore it proudly every day until her death. Decades later, President Carter restored her honor. Mary proved courage isn’t about permission—it’s about persistence, p
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Mary Edwards Walker, the only woman ever to receive the Medal of Honor, defied a world that said no. A surgeon in the Civil War when women were forbidden, a prisoner of the enemy, and a lifelong fighter for dress reform and women’s rights, she refused to surrender her medal—even when the U.S. government demanded it back at age 84. She wore it proudly every day until her death. Decades later, President Carter restored her honor. Mary proved courage isn’t about permission—it’s about persistence, p
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This Women's History Month, we honor Medal of Honor Recipient Mary Walker, a contract surgeon during the U.S. Civil War. President Andrew Johnson authorized the Medal of Honor for Dr. Mary E. Walker in 1865, recognizing her extensive and valuable service to the government during the Civil War. Despite not being a commissioned officer and therefore ineligible for a brevet rank, Dr. Walker served as an assistant surgeon and contract surgeon and even endured imprisonment as a prisoner of war. Her d
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This Women's History Month, we honor Medal of Honor Recipient Mary Walker, a contract surgeon during the U.S. Civil War. President Andrew Johnson authorized the Medal of Honor for Dr. Mary E. Walker in 1865, recognizing her extensive and valuable service to the government during the Civil War. Despite not being a commissioned officer and therefore ineligible for a brevet rank, Dr. Walker served as an assistant surgeon and contract surgeon and even endured imprisonment as a prisoner of war. Her d
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Annals Of History on Instagram: "Dr. Mary Edwards Walker was the only woman ever awarded the Medal of Honor—and she refused to let anyone take it from her. Born in 1832 in New York to progressive parents, she grew up believing women deserved equal education and freedom, including clothing that allowed them to move and live fully. She earned her medical degree in 1855, one of the first women doctors in the United States, but prejudice made finding work nearly impossible. When the Civil War began,
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