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

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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 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.

Acknowledgments; 1 "Give me liberty of thought": The Seeds of Radicalism; 2 Dress Reform and The Sibyl; 3 "The ark of reform": Civil War Surgeon; 4 Surgeon, Spy, Prisoner of War; 5 Interlude; 6 Touring Britain: The Creation of a Public Self; 7 "A Representative Woman"; 8 A Crusader's Hit; 9 Women's Rights Unmasked; 10 The Courtroom, the Legislature, Party Politics; 11 A Pragmatic Utopia; 12 Anti-Imperialism and the World Stage; 13 The Age of Alienation; 14 The Pioneer Embraced; Epilogue; Notes; Index.

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