Untitled Dr. Mary Edwards Walker Project

AKA: A Woman of Honor: Dr. Mary E. Walker and the Civil War
(SAG-AFTRA)
Film
Project Info
Production Status:Development
Genre:Drama
Production Info
Current Status:Development

Description: The project follows Walker’s journey during the Civil War as she struggled to be accepted and compensated in the same manner as her male counterparts in the medical field and ultimately became the first and only female recipient to receive the Congressional Medal Of Honor. Even after receiving her medical degree at Syracuse Medical College, Walker was considered unfit for the Union Army Examining Board and initially was only allowed to serve voluntarily as a surgeon. While serving in the war, Dr. Walker was captured by Confederate soldiers after boldly crossing enemy lines to treat wounded civilians and was arrested as a spy – eventually being released in a prisoner exchange.

Keywords:

Drama
Civil War
1800s
Medical
White
Black
Female
Creative Info:
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