Surgeon and Suffragette Wins Congressional Medal of Honor

Surgeon and Suffragette Wins Congressional Medal of Honor

Constant Wonder - Season 2022, Episode 1113 , Segment 2

Elizabeth Packard’s Fight out of the Asylums

Episode: Elizabeth Packard’s Fight out of the Asylums

  • Aug 2, 2021 6:00 pm
  • 10:59 mins

Only one woman in history has ever been awarded the prestigious medal of honor, but it wasn't a recent event. Guest: Theresa Kaminski, author of “Dr. Mary Walker’s Civil War: One Woman’s Journey to the Medal of Honor and the Fight for Women’s Rights”