Dr. Mary Edward Walker remains the only woman ever to receive the Medal of Honor. She received the award in January 1866 and had it taken away during a "clean up of errors" in 1917 before finally having it restored in 1977 by President Jimmy Carter. (Photo Courtesy of the Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division)
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