Surgeon, Soldier, Captive, Spy

Mary Edwards Walker saved lives and made history as the first woman surgeon in the U.S. military.

Mary Edwards Walker saved lives and made history as the first woman surgeon in the U.S. military. For her battlefield valor during the Civil War, she received a Medal of Honor — and when the government tried to revoke it? She defended it with a shotgun.
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