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Presented by Theresa Kaminski, Ph.D., who is a professor emerita of history from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. She specializes in writing about scrappy women in American history.
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March is Women's History Month.
Dr. Mary Walker, the sole female recipient of the Medal of Honor, once vowed, "I will always be somebody." She enrolled in medical school at a time when few admitted women and, shortly after the outbreak of the Civil War, she requested a commission to serve in the U.S. Army as a medical officer. Repeatedly denied a commission because of her gender, Dr. Walker worked as a volunteer surgeon until 1864, when she was finally hired on a contract with the army. President Andrew Johnson awarded her the Medal of Honor in 1865, determining that she “rendered valuable service to the Government, and her efforts have been earnest and untiring in a variety of ways.” After the war, Dr. Walker devoted her life to furthering the cause of women's rights and became an important, if controversial, figure in the women's suffrage movement.
She was well known in her lifetime, but knowledge of her accomplishments nearly faded away until the late 20th century.
At the conclusion of the program please feel free to take a brief online survey here: https://www.projectoutcome.org/responses/81319
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