I Could Not Do Otherwise

The Remarkable Life of Dr. Mary Edwards Walker

by Sara Latta

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Pub Date Oct 04 2022 | Archive Date Nov 30 2022

Lerner Publishing Group | Zest Books ™

Biographies & Memoirs | Children's Nonfiction | Teens & YA

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As a teenager, Mary Edwards Walker determined she would no longer wear the confining corsets and long skirts society dictated women wear at the time, setting the stage for her lifelong controversial efforts to change expectations. One of the first women to earn a degree in medicine, Walker championed women’s rights, social justice, and access to health care. She became a Civil War surgeon and a spy, was captured and arrested by the Confederacy, and she is still the only woman to have been awarded the Medal of Honor. I Could Not Do Otherwise brings to light an amazing historical figure who broke gender norms and fought for issues that are still relevant today.

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Title also available as library bound for $39.99 (ISBN 978-1-7284-1391-4).

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EDITION	Other Format
ISBN	9781728413921
PRICE	$16.99 (USD)
PAGES	208

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I'm not usually a fan of nonfiction or biographies but this was an exception. Very well written and could tell it was clearly well researched.
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