Mary Edwards Walker American doctor and activist Mary Edwards Walker was BOTD in 1832. Born in Oswego, New York to a progressive middle-class family, she dressed in male clothing from an early age and was given equal …

Cross-dressing American doctor, activist and honking great dyke Mary Edwards Walker was BOTD in 1832. #maryedwardswalker #supergays #bornonthisday

you must come to terms with the reality that nothing outside ourselves, be it people or things is actually responsible for our happiness
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Mary Edwards Walker Mary Edwards Walker, medica e attivista, è stata l’unica donna nella storia americana ad aver ricevuto la Medal of Honor.

#MaryEdwardsWalker unica donna a ricevere la Medal of Honor, è stata la seconda in tutti gli Stati Uniti a laurearsi in medicina. È stata chirurga volontaria durante la guerra civile e si è battuta strenuamente per il suffragio universale.
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Biography: Mary Edwards Walker Mary Edwards Walker is the only US woman to receive the Presidential Medal of Honor. Read more at womenshistory.org.

I can't imagine being forced to wear skirts/dresses all the time. A minor issue, but the freedom that it and so many others represent is due to those who came before

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Another badass of CNY! I ❤️ Doctor #MaryEdwardsWalker. Brb, gonna go polish her recently minted commemorative quarter. 😉