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About Clara Barton | Red Cross Founder

As founder of the American Red Cross, Clara is considered a visionary whose humanitarian spirit helped change the world.

Founder Clara Barton - American Red Cross

Clarissa Harlowe Barton, Clara, as she wished to be called, is one of the most honored women in American history. She began teaching school at a time when ...

Clara Barton Biography - National Women's History Museum

Educator and humanitarian Clara Barton helped distribute needed supplies to the Union Army during the Civil War and later founded the disaster relief ...

Clara Barton - Wikipedia

Clarissa Harlowe Barton (December 25, 1821 – April 12, 1912) was an American nurse who founded the American Red Cross. She was a hospital nurse in the ...

Clara Barton - National Museum of the United States Army

She founded the National First Aid Association of America in 1905 and served as the association's honorary president for five years. Though the association's ...

Clara Barton | American Red Cross Founder, Civil War Nurse

Clara Barton was the founder of the American Red Cross. Barton was educated at home and began teaching at age 15. She attended the Liberal ...

Clara Barton and The American Red Cross

After eight long years, Clara accomplished her greatest feat, founding the American National Red Cross in 1881. Note: Test your knowledge: How did Clara ...

Clara Barton: Biography, American Red Cross Founder, Nurse

Who Was Clara Barton? Clara Barton was an independent nurse during the Civil War. While visiting Europe after the war's conclusion, she worked ...

Clara Barton: 7 Facts about the Civil War Nurse and Medical Pioneer

The founder of the Red Cross dedicated her life to helping others and fighting for equality. ... Clara Barton, a fearless humanitarian who helped ...

Clara Barton (U.S. National Park Service)

Clara Barton is probably best known for her founding of the American Red Cross, for which she was also the first president.

Clara Barton: Civil War Hero American Red Cross Founder

Clarissa Harlowe Barton was born on Dec. 25, 1821, in North Oxford, Massachusetts. She started teaching when she was just 17, ultimately establishing the first ...

Clara Barton

Clara Barton is one of the most-recognized heroes of the American Civil War. She began her illustrious career as an educator but found her true calling tending ...

Clara Barton: Her life and legacy as the founder of the ... - YouTube

Clarissa Harlowe Barton, known as Clara, is one of the most honored women in American history. Barton risked her life to bring supplies and ...

About this Collection | Clara Barton Papers - Library of Congress

They relate primarily to Barton's work providing relief services during the American Civil War and the Franco-Prussian War in Europe, her founding in 1881 and ...

Our founder Clara Barton was an... - American Red Cross - Facebook

Our founder Clara Barton was an inspiration to many. Her humanitarian efforts even influenced the formation of the Cuban Red Cross. When people needed...

Clara Barton - Biographies - Maryland State Archives

Clara Barton was born in 1821 in North Oxford, Massachusetts. She is best known for being the founder of the American Red Cross and the National First Aid ...

Clara Barton | American Battlefield Trust

Born in Massachusetts in 1821, Clara Harlowe Barton was the youngest of five children. Barton supplemented her early education with practical experience.

Clara Barton Home and Red Cross Headquarters

Over the course of her lifetime, Clara Barton was a dedicated Civil War nurse, an active women's rights suffragette, and the founder and first ...

Red Cross Founded by Clara Barton - Philanthropy Roundtable

Volunteering her own time and attracting other volunteers and many donors of medical goods, clothing, food, and sundry relief supplies, Barton became known as ...

Celebrating Clara Barton: A Life of Service

As I reflect on this year, I am reminded of Clara Barton, the founder of the American Red Cross and a true visionary at heart.