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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.
The American Red Cross, led by Clara Barton and with fifty volunteers, undertook a major disaster relief effort. [6] Support for victims came from all over the U.S. and eighteen foreign countries. After the flood, survivors suffered a series of legal defeats in their attempts to recover damages from the dam's owners.
A dedication ceremony was held Tuesday along the Hagerstown Cultural Trail for the new Clara Barton Memorial by sculptor Toby Mendez.
Solomons helped establish the American Red Cross with Clara Barton in 1881. By 1883, he was second vice president, an office he held for twelve years. He was a director of the Columbia Hospital and Living In Asylum for twenty years [4] and a charter member of the Garfield Memorial Hospital and the Providence Hospital.
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 ...
National First Aid Society was founded in 1905 by Clara Barton after her resignation from the American Red Cross. [1] Its mission was to promote local first aid programs. It later became part of the American Red Cross.
Darnell Barton, the 37-year old driver, was on his route driving high school students and other passengers when he spotted a young woman leaning outside the guardrail of bridge over the Scajaquada ...