Dr. Mary Edwards Walker - Changing the face of Medicine
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| Audience/Grade: | College Freshman - Continuing Education |
| Discipline(s): |
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering |
| Special Topic(s): |
History of Technology |
| Learning Resource Type: | Reference - Article/Document |
| Media Type: | WWW |
| Author(s): | National Library of Medicine, National Institute of Health - NIH |
| Description: | NIH's website on "Changing the face of Medicine", highlighting contributions of women in medicine, health sciences and biomedical engineering. This website has a short biography and links to historical photographs. Excerpt: "In 1865 Dr. Walker was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for her work during the Civil War. She was the first woman to receive the award, although her name was removed from the honor list of awardees in 1917, along with others, when the terms used to designate eligibility for the award were reappraised. She refused to surrender the medal, however, and continue to wear it for the rest of her life. In 1977, thanks to the efforts of her family and a Congressional reappraisal of her achievements, the honor was restored. Despite the controversy surrounding her career and her politics, Dr. Mary Walker was proud of her accomplishments as a physician and an advocate for women's rights. As she concluded in 1897, "I am the original new woman...Why, before Lucy Stone, Mrs. Bloomer, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony were—before they were, I am. In the early '40's, when they began their work in dress reform, I was already wearing pants...I have made it possible for the bicycle girl to wear the abbreviated skirt, and I have prepared the way for the girl in knickerbockers." |
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| Is Component of |
Changing the face of Medicine - Celebrating America's Women Physicians |
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| Use of Resource: | Its amazing to reflect that women had to fight for the right to wear pants, let alone go to college and practice a profession. Useful to put these pioneering women's contributions in historical perspective. |
| Difficulty: | Easy |
| Interactivity Level: | Very Low |
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| Publication Date: | October 2007 |
| Platform/Format: | WWW |
| Cost: | Free |
| Download URL: | http://www.nlm.nih... |
| Metadata: | IEEE LOM Record |
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