Dr. Mary Walker : an American radical, 1832-1919 /

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In this biography, Dr. Mary Walker, Sharon M. Harris steers away from a simplistic view and showcases Walker as a Medal of Honor recipient, examining her work as an activist, author, and Civil War surgeon, along with the many nineteenth-century issues she championed: political, social, medical, and...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Harris, Sharon M.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Brunswick : Rutgers University Press, ©2009.
Temas:
Walker, Mary Edwards, > 1832-1919.
Walker, Mary Edwards, > 1832-1919
1861-1865
Women physicians > United States > Biography.
Radicals > United States > Biography.
Physicians > United States > Biography.
Women physicians.
Physicians, Women
American Civil War
History, 19th Century
History, 20th Century
Military Medicine > history
Women's Rights > history
Femmes médecins > États-Unis > Biographies.
Radicaux (Politique) > États-Unis > Biographies.
Médecins > États-Unis > Biographies.
Femmes médecins.
Médecine > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Médecine > Histoire > 20e siècle.
physicians.
MEDICAL > Family & General Practice.
MEDICAL > Osteopathy.
MEDICAL.
MEDICAL > Holistic Medicine.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Reference.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Medical.
MEDICAL > Essays.
MEDICAL > Alternative Medicine.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Holism.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Women's Studies.
Medical care
Physicians
Radicals
Women
Women physicians
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Medical care.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Women.
United States
Biographies
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:In this biography, Dr. Mary Walker, Sharon M. Harris steers away from a simplistic view and showcases Walker as a Medal of Honor recipient, examining her work as an activist, author, and Civil War surgeon, along with the many nineteenth-century issues she championed: political, social, medical, and legal reforms, abolition, temperance, gender equality, U.S. imperialism, and the New Woman. Rich in research and keyed to a new generation, Dr. Mary Walker captures its subject's articulate political voice, public self, and the realities of an individual whose ardent beliefs in justice helpe.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (ix, 308 pages) : illustrations, portraits
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780813548197
0813548195

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