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In 2019, Barton was announced as one of the members of the inaugural class of the Government Executive magazine's Government Hall of Fame. [ 68 ] Exhibits in the east wing of the third floor, 3 East, of the National Museum of American History are focused on the United States at war.
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.
A dedication ceremony was held Tuesday along the Hagerstown Cultural Trail for the new Clara Barton Memorial by sculptor Toby Mendez.
Barton founded the American chapter after learning of the Red Cross in Geneva, Switzerland. In 1869, she went to Europe and became involved in the work of the International Red Cross during the Franco-Prussian War. She was determined to bring the organization to America. [14] [15] Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross
The Clara Barton Schoolhouse is a historical site in Bordentown, New Jersey, where Clara Barton founded the first free public school in New Jersey. [1] [2] Background
Clara Barton was an independent battlefield nurse who earned the nickname, "The Angel of the Battlefield". Several instrumental leaders of soldiers' aid and relief organizations came from Massachusetts. These included Dorothea Dix, who had traveled across the nation working to promote proper care for the poor and insane before the war.
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.
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