Today in History – November 11, 1865 – Mary Edward Walker, the first Army female surgeon, was awarded the Medal of Honor for her work during the Civil War. Dr. Mary Walker changed the face of medicine as a physician and as an advocate for women’s rights and healthy cothing for women. As she concluded [...]
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Engineering Education Blog: First female army surgeon awarded Medal of Honor in 1865
November 11th, 2007 · 1 Comment
Tags: BioEngineering and Biomedical Engineering · Broadening Participation · Life Sciences
Engineering Education Blog: Three Gorges Dam begins construction
November 8th, 2007 · Add a Comment
Today in History – November 8, 1997 – the main channel of the Yangtze River in China began to be blocked in preparation for the world’s largest hydroelectric power project. The Three Gorges Dam project in the People’s Republic of China is extremely controversial along several dimensions. The project was developed with the objective of [...]
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