Mary Walker was a character to say the least. She was an innovator and highly outspoken. I don't even know where to begin on her life. A few of the things that stand out to me are that she was captured as a prisoner of war during the Civil War as spy, was awarded the Medal of Honor, and she was buried in a suit instead of a dress. That might not seem like a big deal unless you consider what time period we're talking about.
This book is more a collection of essays on Walker's thoughts on various topics including Love and Marriage, Dress Reform, Tobacco, Temperance, Woman's Franchise, Labor, and Religion.
One thing you can tell is that Walker is very passionate about all these topics. She tends to go on a bit too long on some of them, but you can't doubt that she means what she says. Overall, it was interesting to get a perspective from this time period, but it was also a bit dry at times. I wish she'd written her memoirs, I think it would've been a great read.
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