Has a woman ever won the U.S. Medal of Honor?

There has been only one female winner of the U.S. Medal of Honor.

It was Mary Walker who served as a surgeon in the 52nd Ohio Regiment during the Civil War.

She was awarded the medal in 1865 by President Andrew Johnson.

Who was the other orator at the Gettysburg cemetery on the day Lincoln delivered his famous address? The principal speaker at the ceremonies dedicating the military burial ground at the Gettysburg cemetery on November 19, 1863, was Edward Everett, former governor of Massachusetts and famous orator. His speech lasted about…
Was there a sequel to American Graffiti (1973)? Yes, there was a sequel to American Graffiti (1973). More American Graffiti (1979). It reunited Ron Howard, Cindy Williams, Paul LeMat, Charles Martin Smith, Candy Clark, and Mackenzie Phillips, but not Richard Dreyfuss.…
Who played Gort, the giant robot, in The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)? Lock Martin played Gort, the giant robot, in The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951), then the doorman at Grauman's Chinese Theatre. Director Robert Wise gave him the job because he was the…
What works earned Edith Wharton her Pulitzer prizes? The first woman to receive the award twice, Edith Wharton was awarded the Pulitzer in Literature in 1920 for The Age of Innocence and in Drama in 1935 for The Old Maid.
Who is the Newbery behind the Newbery Medal? John Newbery (1713-67) of England was one of the first publishers to publish books for children. The Newbery Medal, established in his name in 1921, is awarded each year for the best American…
Who received the first Newbery Medal? The American Library Association awarded the first Newbery in 1922 to Hendrik Willem Van Loon for The Story of Mankind (1921).