Clara barton

Clara Barton by Cailyn Murphy

By dog60

  • Clarissa "Clara" Barton is born.

    Clarissa "Clara" Barton is born.
    Clara Barton was born in Oxford, MA.
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    The Life Of Clara Barton

  • Clara nurses her brother David after a fall.

    Clara nurses her brother David after a fall.
    Clara stayed home from school for 2 years to help her brother David recover from a fall.

  • Clara begins teaching near her hometown of Oxford, MA.

    Clara begins teaching near her hometown of Oxford, MA.
    In 1845, Clara started a school for the children of her brother's mill workers.

  • Clara goes to New york for formal training.

    Clara goes to New york for formal training.
    Clara wanted to further her teaching career.

  • Clara begins teaching in New Jersey and opens a public school

    Clara begins teaching in New Jersey and opens a public school
    Clara believed all people deserved an education so she faught to open a school that was free.

  • The Civil War begins.

    The Civil War begins.
    Clara, at the age of 40, began nursing soldiers on the battlefield where she earned the nickname "Angel of the Battlefield".

  • Clara begins an organization for helping families find missing soldiers.

    Clara begins an organization for helping families find missing soldiers.
    Clara began searching nationwide for soldiers that dissapeared at war.

  • Clara starts the American Red Cross.

    Clara starts the American Red Cross.
    Clara and her friends modeled The American Red Cross after Europe's branches with the addition of helping victims of natural disasters.

  • Clara dies of double pneumonia.

    Clara dies of double pneumonia.
    At the age of 90, Clara Barton dies of double pneumonia and is buried in her hometown of Oxford, MA.