![]() When Walker graduated, she became a teacher in Minetto, New York but she knew she wanted to become a doctor. After finishing at her parent’s school, Walker and two of her older sisters attended Falley Seminary in Fulton, New York. Outside of school, all of the children helped with manual labor on the farm. Mary’s parents started the first free school in Oswego, New York so their daughters would be just as educated as their son. Education was also very important to the Walker family. Her parents encouraged her to think freely, and allowed her to wear “bloomer” pants, instead of the skits and corsets women were required to wear at the time. She was the fifth daughter of abolitionists Alvah and Vesta Whitcomb Walker. Mary Edwards Walker was born on Novemin Oswego, New York. Her legacy has been celebrated across the country, and in 2012 Walker’s hometown unveiled a 900-pound bronze statue in honor of her contributions. As a surgeon, women’s rights advocate, abolitionist, and spy, Walker became the first female U.S. In all of United States History, there has only been one woman to receive the Presidential Medal of Honor. ![]()
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