Mary Edwards Walker: the soul ahead of her time.
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1001/jamasurg.2014.877.
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Abstract
Mary Edwards Walker was a gallant woman who stood for women's rights, embodied the true American spirit, and served the Union Army in the Civil War as a surgeon. She later became the first and only woman in United States history to be awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor.
Medical subject headings
- American Civil War
- General Surgery
- Military Medicine
- Physicians, Women
- Women's Rights