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2023-08-08 -Land of the Free

The only woman to receive the Medal of Honor is getting her own quarter

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Posted by M. Murcek 2023-08-08 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 Have noticed a number of US 2023 coinage changes.
Quarter Washington heads changed and The Hawaiian Quarter to name a few..

Could these politically updated coins explain part of the reason for the recent coin shortage?

Posted by NN2N1 2023-08-08 04:53|| 2023-08-08 04:53|| Front Page Top

#2 Lets see, who will be the first Trans to be nominated by the Biden administration to appear on a quarter?

Posted by Jerens Black9355 2023-08-08 09:48|| 2023-08-08 09:48|| Front Page Top

#3 The Medal of Honor in the Civil War was a LOT different than it is today. Today, you need to go above and beyond to be awarded the MOH, which is why so many of them are awarded posthumously. In the Civil War, the MOH could be awarded for simple "gallantry".
Also, Mary Walker's MOH was revoked, but later restored.

Posted by Rambler in Virginia 2023-08-08 10:06|| 2023-08-08 10:06|| Front Page Top

#4 Having looked over her WiKi profile and other data. Her clothing and other lifelong lifestyle issues. "Her penchant for wearing masculine clothing, including a top hat, only exacerbated the situation."

All seem to point to a Cross Dresser or Pants'er in this case.

She produced no kids, a marriage which seemed based and founded on allowing her to practice as Doctor in the 1860's. She divorced a few years later, citing the Husband had frequent sex with another women as the reason.

She never remarried, and I noted no record of other men in her life.

She was a NY Liberal Yankee, by even today's definition.

BUT!!, Would this also make her the 1st Transgender to get an MOH?

Posted by NN2N1 2023-08-08 10:17|| 2023-08-08 10:17|| Front Page Top

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