Mary Walker Wears the Pants

2013-03-01 Juvenile Nonfiction

Author : Cheryl Harness
Release : 2013-03-01
Genre : Juvenile Nonfiction
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Book Rating : 916/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Mary Walker Wears the Pants by : Cheryl Harness

Download or read book Mary Walker Wears the Pants written by Cheryl Harness. This book was released on 2013-03-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2014 Amelia Bloomer list The Best Children's Books of the Year 2014, Bank Street College The story of Mary Edwards Walker, the doctor and women's rights activist who served in the Civil War and receive the Medal of Honor. Mary Edwards Walker was unconventional for her time: She was one of the first women doctors in the country, she was a suffragist, and she wore pants! And when the Civil War struck, she took to the battlefields in a modified Union uniform as a commissioned doctor. For her service she became the only woman ever to earn the Medal of Honor. This picture book biography tells the story of a remarkable woman who challenged traditional roles and lived life on her own terms.

Dr. Mary Walker's Civil War

2020-06-01 History

Author : Theresa Kaminski
Release : 2020-06-01
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 106/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Dr. Mary Walker's Civil War written by Theresa Kaminski. This book was released on 2020-06-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “I will always be somebody.” This assertion, a startling one from a nineteenth-century woman, drove the life of Dr. Mary Edwards Walker, the only American woman ever to receive the Medal of Honor. President Andrew Johnson issued the award in 1865 in recognition of the incomparable medical service Walker rendered during the Civil War. Yet few people today know anything about the woman so well-known--even notorious--in her own lifetime. Kaminski shares a different way of looking at the Civil War, through the eyes of a woman confident she could make a contribution equal to that of any man. This part of the story takes readers into the political cauldron of the nation’s capital in wartime, where Walker was a familiar if notorious figure. Mary Walker’s relentless pursuit of gender and racial equality is key to understanding her commitment to a Union victory in the Civil War. Her role in the women’s suffrage movement became controversial and the US Army stripped Walker of her medal, only to have the medal reinstated in 1977.

Dr. Mary Edwards Walker

2010-01-01 Juvenile Nonfiction

Author : Bonnie Zucker Goldsmith
Release : 2010-01-01
Genre : Juvenile Nonfiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 660/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Dr. Mary Edwards Walker written by Bonnie Zucker Goldsmith. This book was released on 2010-01-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Highlights the life and accomplishments of the woman who earned a medical degree and volunteered her services during the Civil War, earning her a Medal of Honor and helping her crusade for women's rights.

Mary Edwards Walker

2020-05

Author : Ammar Habib
Release : 2020-05
Genre :
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Download or read book Mary Edwards Walker written by Ammar Habib. This book was released on 2020-05. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the history of America, only one woman has ever received the Medal of Honor: Dr. Mary Edwards Walker. However, Mary's life was more than just a medal. Not only was Mary a leading suffragist, the first female surgeon to serve in the United States Army, and an advocate of women's dress reform, she was a woman who put the lives of others before hers. She sacrificed her personal happiness, her comforts, and her reputation in order to fight for the ideals she believed in, both during and after her service in the American Civil War. Mary was a nonconformist in every way, refusing to bow down to society's establishments. When society towered above her, demanding her to surrender, Mary planted herself like a tree and stood her ground. Mary's life is a testament to the idea of selflessness. Today, many Americans stand on her shoulders. This book is more than a simple biography of Mary's life. Instead, this book seeks to understand the woman behind the medal. It seeks to discover the core of Mary's being and the inspirations that turned her into who she was. People may know Dr. Walker. The question is: who was Mary?

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