Author: Charles V. Groat

This publication is a monograph consisting of a series of vignetts highlighting various aspects of the life of Dr. Walker, a figure who is a part of Oswego's local history and our national history. Her ideas on women's rights, on dress reform, and on sexual and political equality were far in advance of her time. Her noble work on the Civil War battlefields in caring for the wounded marked her a as a true humanitarian. Read about this truly remarkable, complex, controversial and courageous woman.

Published 1994 by the Oswego Town Council, Oswego, NY.