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Clarissa Harlowe Barton was born Massachachusetts on December 25,1821.She was a Christmas baby and her parents called her Clara.
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When Clara's brother fell off the rafters, Clara became his nurse and teacher. She was only 10 years old.
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She was 17 years old when she became a teacher. She had 40 kids in her clasroom! She was a teacher for 15 years.
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She changed her career and worked for the government.
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Clara helped the Army by handing out food, clothing, bandages, and medicines.
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Clara and her 4 friends traveled all night in darkness to the battlefields to help the wounded soldiers. She was greeted with a scene of horror. Many soldiers lay on the ground covered in blood. Some were already dead.She took great care of all these soldiers by feeding and bandaging them. The soldiers named her the "Angel of the Battlefield".
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After the Civil War ended Clara volunteered at the Red Cross in Switzerland and helped victims of the war. She then decided to start a Red Cross in the United States.
