Mary Edwards Walker
Sign in to saveAlso known as Mary E. Walker, Mary Walker, Mary Edwards Walker Miller
American feminist and doctor (1832–1919)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1832
- Died
- 1919
- Works
- 7
Top works
- Crowning constitutional argument of Mary E. Walker
- Hit
- Hit
- A woman's thoughts about love and marriage, divorce, etc
- Isonomy
via Open Library + Wikidata
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1910-05-28
- Active to
- 1975-03-16
Discography
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 1
- Total plays
- 3
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Fitting Linear Mixed-Effects Models Using
<b>lme4</b>
· 2015 · cited 75,958x
- A new method of classifying prognostic comorbidity in longitudinal studies: Development and validation
· 1987 · cited 42,819x
- Reproducible, interactive, scalable and extensible microbiome data science using QIIME 2
· 2019 · cited 20,894x
- A global reference for human genetic variation
· 2015 · cited 17,790x
- Relationship of Childhood Abuse and Household Dysfunction to Many of the Leading Causes of Death in Adults
· 1998 · cited 15,214x
via Crossref · CC0
Authority record · VIAF
- Lifespan
- 1832–1919
- Nationality
- US
- Role / Field
- Suffragists, Physicians, Women suffrage, Medicine
- Language
- eng
- Gender
- Female
Recorded by 6 libraries
via VIAF · OCLC
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1832-11-26 ) November 26, 1832, Oswego, New York , U.S.
- Died
- February 21, 1919 (1919-02-21) (aged 86), Oswego, New York, U.S.
- Resting place
- Rural cemetery, Oswego
- Education
- Falley Seminary (1850–1852), Syracuse Medical College (1853–1855), Hygeio-Therapeutic College (1862)
- Occupation
- Surgeon
- Employer
- United States Army
- Known for
- Receiving the Medal of Honor during the American Civil War , was the first female U.S. Army surgeon, prohibitionist , abolitionist , first and only female Medal of Honor recipient
- Spouse
- Albert Miller ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. November 16, 1855</span>"}]]}'>1855 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1869 )
- Awards
- Medal of Honor
via Wikipedia infobox
~26 min read
Encyclopedic overview
Mary Edwards Walker (November 26, 1832 – February 21, 1919), 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.
In 1855, she earned her medical degree at Syracuse Medical College in New York, married and started a medical practice. She attempted to join the Union Army at the outbreak of the Civil War, but was turned away. She served as a surgeon at a temporary hospital in Washington, D.C. before being hired by Union Forces and assigned to Army of the Cumberland and later the 52nd Ohio Infantry, becoming the first female surgeon in the US Army. She was captured by Confederate forces after crossing enemy lines to treat wounded civilians and arrested as a spy. She was sent as a prisoner of war to Richmond, Virginia, until released in a prisoner exchange.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mary Edwards Walker” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.