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Clarissa Harlowe Barton (December 25, 1821 – April 12, 1912) was an American nurse who founded the American Red Cross.She was a hospital nurse in the American Civil War, a teacher, and a patent clerk.
The Clara Barton National Historic Site, which includes the Clara Barton House, was established in 1974 to interpret the life of Clara Barton (1821–1912), an American pioneer teacher, nurse, and humanitarian who was the founder of the American Red Cross. The site is located 2 miles (3.2 km) northwest of Washington D.C. in Glen Echo, Maryland.
In addition, her family is linked to Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross and granddaughter of Ballard's sister. [5] She married Ephraim Ballard, a land surveyor , in 1754. [ 6 ] The couple had nine children between 1756 and 1779, losing three of them to a diphtheria epidemic in Oxford between June 17 and July 5, 1769.
The new Clara Barton mural in Dansville honors the American Red Cross founder in the Livingston County village where she established the first chapter on May 21, 1881. The mural was created by ...
A dedication ceremony was held Tuesday along the Hagerstown Cultural Trail for the new Clara Barton Memorial by sculptor Toby Mendez.
The heart-shaped mascot was named after Clara Barton. A native of Oxford, Barton was a teacher, nurse, army medic and the founder of the American Red Cross in 1881.
The Civil War nurse Clara Barton was born and raised in Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, and knew many of the men in the 21st Massachusetts Infantry. [3] More than 40 of them had been her students when she was a teacher before the war. [3] She therefore took an acute interest in their welfare.
Date/Time Thumbnail Dimensions User Comment; current: 12:52, 9 April 2022: 1,971 × 3,048 (17.23 MB): Adam Cuerden {{Information |Description=Union nurse Clara Barton in March 1865.