Title:
I could not do otherwise : the remarkable life of Dr. Mary Edwards Walker / Sara Latta.
ISBN:
9781728413914
9781728413921
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Publication Information:
Minneapolis : Zest Books, [2022]
©2022
Physical Description:
208 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Contents:
Prologue -- The making of a rebel -- A champion of women's causes -- Civil War surgeon -- Contract civilian assistant surgeon -- Postwar advocacy -- Touring the United States -- Author and activist -- Difficult times -- Reformer to the end -- Epilogue.
Summary:
"This book explores the extraordinary life and work of Mary Edwards Walker, a Civil War surgeon, a spy captured by the Confederacy, and the only woman to have ever been awarded the Medal of Honor."-- Provided by publisher.
Mary Edwards Walker was a Civil War surgeon, a spy captured by the Confederacy, and the only woman to have ever been awarded the Medal of Honor. But she was erased from history, in part because her ideas didn't fit with the mainstream suffrage movement. Latta introduces readers to Walker's remarkable life and accomplishments. She shows how Walker continued to break gender norms and speak out about women's rights, social justice, and access to healthcare for her entire life. -- adapted from front flap
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Audience:
1180L Lexile
OCLC Number:
on1288669445
Availability:
Burnsville - Burnhaven~1
Hastings - Pleasant Hill~1
