Thursday evening, we got a rare treat. Hannah's elementary school's Fifth Grade holds a Wax Museum of Historical Figures and allows the students to pick one, research the person and then pose as him/her.
Hannah chose Mary Edwards Walker.
Who?
Mary Edwards Walker was the
- first female doctor in the Civil War.
- She was the first female surgeon also.
- She earned the Congressional Medal of Honor (the only woman to ever receive this award--the top military medal for service to one's country).
- She was the second woman to graduate from medical school in the US.
- She was raised by a "free thinking" father who believed that woman's clothing (of the time) was unhealthy and advocated shirts and pants for his five daughters--quite a scandal!
Thursday evening, we got a rare treat. Hannah's elementary school's Fifth Grade holds a Wax Museum of Historical Figures and allows the students to pick one, research the person and then pose as him/her.
Hannah chose Mary Edwards Walker. Who?
Mary Edwards Walker was the
2 comments:
That is soooo cool!
Looks like it was a lot of fun! What a fun way for children to really learn about a historical person!
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