Play Reading: "Dr. Mary Edwards Walker-A Heroine of Women's History and Health"

Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary! Doctor Mary Edwards Walker was a Civil War era surgeon, suspected spy, prisoner of war, free-thinker, a champion for changing women's clothing and an advocate for women’s rights. A heroine in every sense of the word, Walker is the only woman to be awarded the Medal of Honor.

This staged reading of Walker's life in seven scenes requires only four Ss: the Narrator, Mary Edwards Walker, a Bully for multiple roles, and the Reciter to quote historical documents. It covers her early years on the farm, her year at medical school, her service during the Civil War, her arrests for impersonating a man because of how she dressed, and her Congressional testimony for sufferage.

It is in Microsoft Word .doc form so that Ts can customize the play to fit the needs of their Ss. This product includes the completed script, lesson plan, student skill sheet, evaluation discussion, and extension activities with recommended video viewing.

Florida Next Generation Sunshine State Standards – Social Studies

Students Will Be Able To (SWBAT)

• SS.8.A.4.14 Examine the causes, course, and consequences of the women's suffrage movement.
• SS.8.A.5.5 Compare Union and Confederate strengths and weaknesses.
• SS.8.A.5.6 Compare significant Civil War battles and events and their effects on civilian populations.
• SS.8.A.5.8 Explain and evaluate the policies, practices, and consequences of Reconstruction
• SS.912.A.2.2 Assess the influence of significant people or groups on Reconstruction.
• SS.912.A.5.7 Examine the freedom movements that advocated civil rights for African Americans, Latinos, Asians, and women.
• SS.912.A.5.10 Analyze support for and resistance to civil rights for women, African Americans, Native Americans, and other minorities.
• SS.912.A.7.5 Compare nonviolent and violent approaches utilized by groups (African Americans, women, Native Americans, Hispanics) to achieve civil rights.
• SS.912.P.10.8 Discuss the psychological research on gender and how the roles of women and men in societies are perceived.

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