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I could not do otherwise : the remarkable life of Dr. Mary Edwards Walker / Sara Latta.
Veterinary: Atwood Library (Campus) R154.W18 L38 2022
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Latta, Sara L., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Walker, Mary Edwards, 1832-1919--Juvenile literature.
- Walker, Mary Edwards.
- Women physicians--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature.
- Women physicians.
- Physicians--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature.
- Physicians.
- Suffragists--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature.
- Suffragists.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Medical care--Juvenile literature.
- United States.
- Physicians--United States--Biography.
- Walker, Mary Edwards, 1832-1919.
- Medical care.
- Genre:
- Young adult literature.
- Biographies
- History
- Juvenile works
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- 208 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm
- Other Title:
- I couldn't do otherwise
- Remarkable life of Doctor Mary Edwards Walker
- Place of Publication:
- Minneapolis : Zest Books, [2022]
- 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
- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-202) and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Latta, Sara, 1960- I could not do otherwise
- ISBN:
- 9781728413914
- 1728413915
- 9781728413921
- 1728413923
- OCLC:
- 1288669445
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