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Clara Barton

Clara Barton. By Mecia Hartis. Clarissa Harlowe Barton Born December 25, 1821. Parents. Father – Captain Stephen Barton * Horse breeder * Taught Clara American History Mother –Sarah Barton * Taught Clara How to make soap To run a busy household. Siblings.

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Clara Barton

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  1. Clara Barton By Mecia Hartis

  2. Clarissa Harlowe Barton Born December 25, 1821

  3. Parents • Father – Captain Stephen Barton * Horse breeder * Taught Clara American History • Mother –Sarah Barton * Taught Clara How to make soap To run a busy household

  4. Siblings • Dorothy Taught Clara spelling • Sally Taught Clara geography • Stephen Taught Clara arithmetic • David Taught Clara sports

  5. Early Nursing Experiences • David fell through weak floorboard • Bedridden for 2 years • Clara cared for him

  6. Early Work Experience • Teacher in Massachusetts’ District 9 * Taught for 9 years * Started at the age of 17 • Attended Liberal Institute in Clinton, NY • Started first public school *Bordentown, NJ • Clerk in US Patent Office *Washington, DC

  7. After Battle of Bull Run • Clara realized need for supplies • Soldiers suffered from lack of supplies • Clara advertised for donations to buy them

  8. Travels with army ambulances for 3 years • US Surgeon General William Hammond commissioned Clara • Clara given pass to travel • Traveled with army ambulances • Became known as“Angel of the Battlefields”

  9. Named Superintendent of Nurses • Following Battle of Wilderness • Under Major General Benjamin’s command

  10. 1868 Went to Switzerland • Clara was exhausted • Went to Switzerland to rest • Learned about International Red Cross

  11. Letter Writing Campaign • Located soldiers missing in action • In 4 years located 22,000 soldiers

  12. Start of Red Cross in America • June 6, 1900 • President McKinley signed the bill • Clara was the first President • Remained head until 1904

  13. Life Dedicated to Humanity • Clara died April 12, 1912 • Age of 90

  14. Credits • Library of Congress • American Memory Collection • www.aboutfamouspeople.com/article1044.html • http://www.redcross.org/services/youth/ • Clara Barton Founder, American Red Cross by Liz Sonneborn, Chelsea House Publishers,1992. • Clara Barton, Civil War Nurse by Nancy Whitelaw, Enslow Publishers, Inc., Springfield, NJ, 1997. • Clara Barton and her Victory Over Fear by Robert Quackenbush, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, New York, New York, 1995 • www.cutecolors.com • www.graphicgardens.com

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