Dr. Mary Edwards Walker

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf person
gptkbp:advocacy social justice
gender equality
medical rights for women
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Syracuse_Medical_College
gptkbp:awards Medal of Honor
gptkbp:birthDate 1832-11-26
gptkbp:burialPlace Riverside Cemetery
gptkbp:contribution advocacy for women's suffrage
dress reform advocacy
treatment_of_soldiers_during_the_Civil_War
gptkbp:culturalImpact representation in media
inspiration for feminist literature
influence on fashion norms
gptkbp:deathDate 1919-02-21
gptkbp:field medicine
surgery
social reform
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Mary_Edwards_Walker
gptkbp:historicalSignificance first and only woman to receive the Medal of Honor
symbol of women's rights movement
role_in_Civil_War_history
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Dr. Mary Edwards Walker
gptkbp:image https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3e/Mary_Edwards_Walker.jpg
gptkbp:influence modern feminism
women in medicine
women in military service
gptkbp:influences civil rights movement
feminism
medical ethics
gptkbp:knownFor advocacy for women's dress reform
dressing in male clothing
first female Army surgeon
gptkbp:legacy inspiration for future generations of women
influence on military medicine
pioneering women in medicine
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:notableEvent Civil War service
dress reform movement participation
suffrage movement participation
gptkbp:notableWork women's rights advocacy
civil war service
gptkbp:occupation surgeon
reformer
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Oswego,_New_York
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Oswego,_New_York
gptkbp:spouse Albert_Miller