INDEPENDENCE: The True Story of Dr. Mary Walker
March 12, 2020
7:30 PM
Held at the Bud Frank Theatre
Gilbreath Hall, 441 Stout Drive
Mary Edwards Walker was the first female surgeon and the second female doctor in the U.S., as well as the only woman to have been awarded The Congressional Medal of Honor. She was assigned to the 52nd Ohio Infantry in 1864 based in Chattanooga, Tenn., and near the Union front lines after the Battle of Chickamauga. She was taken prisoner, yet later traded, and finished her war service as a surgeon. Her story of skill, perseverance and heroism is recounted in Independence: The True Story of Dr. Mary Walker, a one-person play by Lloyd J. Schwartz and performed by Kathie Barnes, known for her roles in film, on TV and online.
Gilbreath Hall, 441 Stout Drive
Mary Edwards Walker was the first female surgeon and the second female doctor in the U.S., as well as the only woman to have been awarded The Congressional Medal of Honor. She was assigned to the 52nd Ohio Infantry in 1864 based in Chattanooga, Tenn., and near the Union front lines after the Battle of Chickamauga. She was taken prisoner, yet later traded, and finished her war service as a surgeon. Her story of skill, perseverance and heroism is recounted in Independence: The True Story of Dr. Mary Walker, a one-person play by Lloyd J. Schwartz and performed by Kathie Barnes, known for her roles in film, on TV and online.
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