The incredible story of Dr. Mary Edwards Walker, Civil War surgeon and unwavering activist. #history #womenssuffrage #civilwar #didyouknow | What on Earth

Mary Edwards Walker, the only woman ever to receive the Medal of Honor, defied a world that said no. A surgeon in the Civil War when women were forbidden, a prisoner of the enemy, and a lifelong fighter for dress reform and women’s rights, she refused to surrender her medal—even when the U.S. government demanded it back at age 84. She wore it proudly every day until her death. Decades later, President Carter restored her honor. Mary proved courage isn’t about permission—it’s about persistence, p