Lida Poynter collection on Dr. Mary E. Walker circa 1850-1946

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Lida Poynter collection on Dr. Mary E. Walker circa 1850-1946

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The Lida Poynter collection on Dr. Mary E. Walker consists of Poynter’s unpublished manuscript and research notes on the life of Dr. Mary E. Walker. Mary E. Walker (1832-1919) was a physician who served as a surgeon during the Civil War. She was awarded the Medal of Honor for her service and remains the only woman to have received the Medal. Throughout her life, she wrote, lectured and taught on medicine, dress reform, suffrage, and women’s rights, in general. In addition to Poynter's manuscript and research notes, this collection features correspondence to and from Mary Walker, correspondence to and from Lida Poynter, and photographs of Mary Walker.

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Drexel University: College of Medicine Legacy Center

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Walker, Mary Edwards, 1832-1919

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Mary Edwards Walker was a Civil War physician, suffragist, and dress reformer. From the description of Postcard, 1888. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232007785 Suffragette and pioneer female surgeon. From the description of Papers, 1885-1898, [Washington, D.C.] (Duke University). WorldCat record id: 35663594 Dr. Mary Edward Walker was a resident of Oswego Town, New York and is remembered as the first women to publicly wear pants. Her attire wa...

Poynter, Lida

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The Lida Poynter collection on Dr. Mary E. Walker consists of Poynter’s unpublished manuscript and research notes on the life of Dr. Mary E. Walker. Mary E. Walker (1832-1919) was a physician who served as a surgeon during the Civil War. She was awarded the Medal of Honor for her service and remains the only woman to have received the Medal. Throughout her life, she wrote, lectured and taught on medicine, dress reform, suffrage, and women’s rights. Lida Poynter, in the f...