Historic Change: Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Dr. Mary Edwards Walker

About Dr. Mary Edwards Walker

As a surgeon, women’s rights advocate, abolitionist, and spy, Dr. Mary Edwards Walker became the first female U.S. Army surgeon during the Civil War. She was a staunch advocate for women's suffrage and dress reform, and is the only woman in U.S. History to have received the Medal of Honor.

Program

June 8, 2024 • Oswego High School in Oswego, NY
We're honored to be in Oswego to celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Mary Edwards Walker and to commemorate the release of the 2024 Dr. Mary Edwards Walker quarter, the thirteenth coin to be released in the U.S. Mint's American Women Quarters™ Program. Today's celebration will include a panel discussion, remarks from special guests, and a performance by Kathie Barnes.

The American Women Quarters™ Program is the first circulating coin program dedicated to honoring women whose achievements, triumphs and legacies reflect the strength, perseverance, and resiliency of our nation.

WATCH EVENT

PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS

https://www.womenshistory.org/sites/default/files/styles/main_image/public/images/2024-05/Melanie%20Barber%20Headshot.png | Melanie Barber, PE | https://www.womenshistory.org/about-us/our-people/melanie-barber-pe | Chief Risk Officer, United States Mint

https://www.womenshistory.org/sites/default/files/styles/main_image/public/images/2024-04/Kathie%20Barnes%20Headshot.png | Kathie Barnes | https://www.womenshistory.org/about-us/our-people/kathie-barnes | Performer, Dr. Mary Edwards Walker

https://www.womenshistory.org/sites/default/files/styles/main_image/public/images/2024-05/Robert%20Corradino%20Headshot%20Square_0.png | Robert Corradino | https://www.womenshistory.org/about-us/our-people/robert-corradino | Mayor, City of Oswego, New York

https://www.womenshistory.org/sites/default/files/styles/main_image/public/images/2024-04/Rev.%20George%20DeMass%20Headshot.png | Rev. George R. DeMass | https://www.womenshistory.org/about-us/our-people/rev-george-r-demass | Oswego Town Historian and leading authority on Dr. Mary Edwards Walker

https://www.womenshistory.org/sites/default/files/styles/embedded_alt_1/public/images/2024-04/Charles%20Hastings%20Headshot.png | Charles Hastings | https://www.womenshistory.org/charles-hastings | Foundation and Special Programs Manager, Whitman-Walker Foundation

https://www.usmint.gov/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/phebe-hemphill-artist-headshot.jpg | Phebe Hemphill | https://www.usmint.gov/learn/artists/sculptors-phebe-hemphill | Medallic Artist, U.S. Mint and Sculptor, Dr. Mary Edwards Walker Quarter

https://www.womenshistory.org/sites/default/files/styles/main_image/public/images/2019-10/herrera.jpg| Jennifer Herrera | https://www.womenshistory.org/about-us/our-people/jennifer-herrera | Vice President of External Affairs, National Women's History Museum

https://www.womenshistory.org/sites/default/files/styles/main_image/public/images/2024-05/IMG_7304.jpg | Michelle Marra | https://www.womenshistory.org/about-us/our-people/michelle-marra | Great-great-great niece of Dr. Mary Edwards Walker