Lot 399
Walker, Mary E (1832-1919). American physician. Walker was only the second woman to graduate from a medical school in the United States, and the first woman to have been awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor.
Autographed Letter Signed ("Mary E. Walker, M.D."). Two pages with integral blank, octavo, Oswego, New York, August 12, 1914. In pencil. To Mr. Norton. With two horizontal folds, one corner is folded, and there are three very small folds at top edge. Page has been attached to another sheet. In good condition overall.
In a letter petitioning to speak at an event at Gettysburg, the vainglorious Walker shows little modesty: "I have never been to Gettisburg [sic], and would be pleased to be one of the 147th … You know I was the first woman in the world to be a surgeon in an army, and am the only woman who wears a War Medal from the U.S. Congress."
Estimated Value $600 - 900.
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