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Dr Mary Walker Wears the Pants - BettyO - 07-08-2015 07:11 AM
Beautifully illustrated new children's book - Dr Mary Walker Wears the Pants -
Laurie, you may want to consider selling this at Surratt House for kids.....
http://www.amazon.com/Mary-Walker-Wears-Pants-Reformer/dp/0807549908
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RE: Dr Mary Walker Wears the Pants - Gene C - 07-08-2015 09:03 AM
A remarkable lady, however....I was reading some of the comments about the book. One writer stated Ms Walker graduated from a homeopathic medical school, not a regular medical college. Another stated she was not in the army, and had no contract with the 52nd Ohio regiment She was a volunteer camp follower. (It appears it was difficult for women to help during the civil war in other than domestic tasks)
I don't know if any of this is true. To me, this does not diminish her accomplishments, but she was not "mainstream" for her time and was a somewhat controverisal person who may have enjoyed the attention this brought her. Can anyone recommend some additional reading?
RE: Dr Mary Walker Wears the Pants - HerbS - 07-09-2015 07:25 AM
This is an outstanding book about a very unique lady!Yes,Gene,please read her biography by-Mercedes Graf-"A Women of Honor".BettyO helped me when I gave my talk about her presence at the Conspirator trial.The talk was at the Women's Rights National Hall of Fame in Seneca Falls,NY in March.