FactoidOnly One Woman has Received Medal of Honor
Dr. Mary Edwards Walker—the U.S. Army’s first female surgeon—also holds the distinction of being the only woman to receive the country’s highest military award, the Congressional Medal of Honor, for her service during the Civil War. Since then, more than 3,500 men have been awarded the honor.
Women Are Underrepresented as Recipients of Many Prestigious Awards
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Female Non-Fiction Authors Paid Less, Told Leave Important Subjects To Male Authors
The founders of a new writing prize say it was created to help address gender inequities in the non-fiction genre, while encouraging more men to read books by women.» Link to the original article
