Mary Edwards Walker-Abdul
Mrs.Larkin Period 7
Facts Cited
"Mary Edwards Walker." Encyclopedia of World Biography, vol. 23, Gale, 2003. Research in Context, go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?p=MSIC&sw=w&u=cran76793&v=2.1&id=GALE%7CK1631008225&it=r&asid=57e85f906cfbbb0592b417dc36831500. Accessed 6 Nov. 2017.
Personal background information
- She was born on November 26, 1832 in Oswego ,New York
- She was the youngest daughter of Aldah Walker
- Walker attended a school ran by her parents later attended seminary school
- She was a teacher but 2 years after she became a doctor
Contributions to society
- Dr.Walker was a regular contributor to the groups newspaper
- Was the vice-president of the National Dress Reform Association
- In 1855 she earned her Medical degree at Syracuse Medical College in New York
- She was the first woman awarded the Congressional Medal Of Honor
Legacy
- Many women are now serving for the military
- She helped the union win the war
- They've inspired many women to fight for our country
- She is important because she helped the union survive and win the war