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Surgeon, Soldier, Captive, Spy

Incredible Feats

English - May 10, 2021 07:01 - 6 minutes - ★★★★★ - 532 ratings
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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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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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