Mary Edwards Walker
✓ Source-basedfallingAmerican feminist and doctor (1832-1919)
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Mary Edwards Walker, commonly referred to as Dr. Mary Walker, was an American abolitionist, prohibitionist, prisoner of war in the American Civil War, and surgeon. She is the only woman to receive the Medal of Honor.
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Photograph of Mary E. Walker by Mathew Brady Studio sometime during the period of c. 1860-1870.
Photo of Walker wearing her Medal of Honor, awarded in 1865
Walker, c. 1870.
Mary E. Walker, photographed after the Civil War. As a prominent advocate for women's “reform dress,” she donned a shortened dress and “bloomer” pants for this photograph, along with her Medal of Honor.
Walker, around 1911.
Walker is honored on a 2024 American Women quarterAwards 2
Doctors from United States 6
About this person
Country
United StatesCategory
Doctors
Type
Doctor
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1832 to 1919 · aged 86
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