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2010

American Studies

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Illinois Math and Science Academy

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Dr. Mary Edwards Walker, Laurie S. Sutherland Jun 2010

Dr. Mary Edwards Walker, Laurie S. Sutherland

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Dr. Mary Edwards Walker is America's first and only woman to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor for Meritorious Service for her contributions to the American Civil War as a field surgeon. This article provides an overview of her life and many roles: surgeon, feminist, abolitionist, social reformer, suffragette, nonconformist and eccentric.

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