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Dr. Mary Edwards Walker, October 31, 1913

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 17

Dates

  • Creation: October 31, 1913

General

She worked for free as a battlefield surgeon and became the first female surgeon in the US Army. She writes to Mr. Harvey about the case of a mentally ill woman that she helped. The woman later stole from her and slandered her.

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