Mary Edwards Walker, 1832-1919 papers, 1855-1980, 1861-1919 (bulk).

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Mary Edwards Walker, 1832-1919 papers, 1855-1980, 1861-1919 (bulk).

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Letters from Walker to family members about her work as Assistant Physician and Surgeon at the Indiana Hospital, in the Patent Office, Washington, D.C., 1861; to Congress about women who served in the Civil War, n.d.; and others. Letters from J.P. Draper, English temperance organizer, 1866; Anna Perkins asking advice on avoiding arrest for wearing trousers, 1885; and others. Also correspondence concerning restoration of Walker's Medal of Honor, the executive order for the original medal, signed by President Andrew Johnson, Syracuse Medical College Diploma, 1855, articles about Walker, and other material. Microfilmed material includes pension and medical officers' files from the National Archives.

0.3 cubic ft., 1 reel microfilm

New York State Historical Documents (Albany, N.Y.)

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New York State Historical Documents (Albany, N.Y.)

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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...