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Clara Barton was born on December 25th, 1821. She was born in Oxford, Massachusetts.
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Clara Barton went to school and gained an education from the help of teachers and her older brothers and sisters. She went to school from 1825-1836.
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David Barton falls from a rafter in the unfinished barn and is injured and Clara cares for him for 2 years.This event marks the beginning of her medical career. She learns new things of how to take care of people, while she takes care of her brother.
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Clara passes examinations. She began a teaching career in Oxford, Massachusetts.
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Dorethea Barton (Clara's sister) died.
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Clara went to the Clinton Liberal Institute in New York to further her education.
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Sarah Barton (Clara's mom) dies. She died in her sleep of natural causes.
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Clara established the first free public school and left Bordentown. She then left her teaching career and starts working as a recording clerk.
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Clara Barton moves to Washington, DC. She works as a recording clerk at the U.S. patent office.
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Clara is far in her nursing career and she goes to the battlefields and cares for wounded.
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At age 60, Clara founded the American Red Cross in 1881 and led it for the next 23 years.
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Clara Barton publishes a story of the Red Cross.
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Clara Barton retires from the American Red Cross. She created a very successful organization and it still exists today.
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Clara publishes an autobiography called, "The story of my childhood."
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Clara Barton dies in Glen Echo, Maryland at the age of 90. She is remembered as the, "Angel of Batt."
