A biography of Mary Edwards Walker who was one of the first women to receive a medical degree in the United States and went on to serve as a doctor to the Union soldiers during the Civil War. Her unconventional and determined life paved the way for generations of women in medicine and beyond.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 123-125) and index.
Contents
Independent spirit -- Rejecting conventions -- "I cannot appoint a woman" -- Working without pay -- The soldier's friend -- Prisoner of war -- Prison doctor -- Medal of Honor -- Lecture circuit -- Continuing disappointments -- Return to Oswego.