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Born
Clara was born in oxford Massachusetts. -
Clarissa Harlowe Barton
Clarissa Harlowe Barton (December 25,1821- April 12,1912) was an American nurse who founded the American Red Cross. -
Teaching
Clara stared her teaching career in oxford MA -
Why was the Red Cross started
Battle of solferino in Northern Italy prompts Henry Dunant to call for an international relief organization to bring aid to war injured. -
6th Massachusetts infantry
The 6th Massachusetts Infantry was attacked, and Clara began to take care of the wounded soldiers in Washington D.C. -
Why did Clara Barton start the red cross
A European humanitarian effort to provide neutral aid to those injured in combat. -
Women's Rights
Clara gave many speeches throughout the women's suffrage movement including the women suffrage convention in 1870. -
When did Clara Barton start the red cross
Barton risked her life to bring supplies and support to soldiers in the field during the civil war. She founded the American Red Cross in 1881, at age 59, and led it for the next 23 years. -
Introduction about Clara Baton
Clara Barton was self- taught nurse while formal nursing education courses did exist before the civil war, they were not common. Most of the civil war nurses were volunteers without much training. That said, Barton did receive an education just not in nursing. -
Death
Clara died at the age of 90.