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Dr. Mary Walker – born 1832
November 26, 2022
Mary Edwards Walker
November 26, 1832 – February 21, 1919
- 1855 medical degree from Syracuse Medical College
- 1863 Civil War – served as a surgeon
- April 10, 1864 Captured by Confederate forces
- only woman to ever receive the U.S. Medal of Honor
- 1871 attempted to register to vote (turned away)
- 2000 inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame