num_pages: 311
description: In the history of America only one woman has ever received the Medal of Honor: Dr. Mary Edwards Walker. However Marys 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 womens 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 societys establishments. When society towered above her demanding her to surrender Mary planted herself like a tree and stood her ground. Marys 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?
language: English
title: Mary Edwards Walker: America's Only Female Medal of Honor Recipient
publisher: A. H. Press