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Clara Barton

By marissafilia
  • Clara Barton was born in Oxford, Massachusetts

    Clara Barton was born in Oxford, Massachusetts

  • She became a teacher and later opened a free public school in New Jersey

    She became a teacher and later opened a free public school in New Jersey

  • Moved to Washington, D.C., to work in the U.S. Patent Office as a clerk

    Moved to Washington, D.C., to work in the U.S. Patent Office as a clerk

  • Lost the job of being clerk in the U.S. Patent Office when the Democrats won the presidency

    Lost the job of being clerk in the U.S. Patent Office when the Democrats won the presidency

  • Served as an independent nurse and first saw combat in Fredericksburg, Virginia

    Served as an independent nurse and first saw combat in Fredericksburg, Virginia

  • She was ordered to Europe by her doctor for a rest cure

    She was ordered to Europe by her doctor for a rest cure

  • Clara Barton was forced into temporary retirement by ill health.

    Clara Barton was forced into temporary retirement by ill health.

  • The American Red Cross Society was founded and Clara Barton was the first presdient

    The American Red Cross Society was founded and Clara Barton was the first presdient

  • Clara Barton resigned from the American Red Cross, amid an internal power struggle and claims of financial mismanagement.

    Clara Barton resigned from the American Red Cross, amid an internal power struggle and claims of financial mismanagement.

  • Her inflexibility forced her to resign from the organization she had founded and built.

    Her inflexibility forced her to resign from the organization she had founded and built.

  • Clara Barton published a book she wrote called "The Story Of My Childhood"

    Clara Barton published a book she wrote called "The Story Of My Childhood"

  • Clara Barton died in Glen Echo, Maryland

    Clara Barton died in Glen Echo, Maryland