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Clara Barton was born on December 25, 1821. The youngest of five kids. She was born in Massachusetts.
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Clara Bartons brother was injured. She cared for him for two years during the start of her medical career. His name was David.
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Clara had a career in teaching. But, she started working as a copier. Now, she was in Washington closer to the action of the Civil War.
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Since she was closer to DC because of where she was working. All of the wounded soldiers were going to DC. She found them and used her own things to take care of them.
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Clara Barton was the founded of the Red Cross. The Red Cross started on May 21, 1881. It started in Washington DC
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Clara Barton served as a delegate to the International Congress of the Red Cross at Carlsruhe, Germany.
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Explosion of the U. S. S. Maine - "I am with the wounded," Clara Barton telegraphed President William McKinley following the explosion of the USS Maine.
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Clara Barton resigned as President of the American National Red Cross, in the wake of mounting criticism of her management style, ability, and age
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Clara Barton published, A Story of the Red Cross. Talks about her
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Clara Barton published, The Story of My Childhood.
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Clara Barton died on April 12, 1912. She was 90 years old. She accomplished a lot in her life and helped tons of people.
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Clara Barton travelled to Europe as one of three U.S. delegates to the International Conference of the Red Cross at Geneva, Switzerland. The "American Amendment," which allowed the Red Cross to provide peacetime disaster relief, was adopted due in large part to Miss Barton's innovations with the American Red Cross.
