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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 .
Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross. Barton became President of the American branch of the society, known as the American National Red Cross in May 1881 in Washington. The first chapters opened in upstate New York, where she had connections.
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.
Barton founded the first American Red Cross chapter in Dansville on May 21, 1881, also serving as its president. The Chapter 1 House is just steps away from the mural, on Ossian and Elizabeth ...
A dedication ceremony was held Tuesday along the Hagerstown Cultural Trail for the new Clara Barton Memorial by sculptor Toby Mendez. Memorial to American Red Cross founder Clara Barton dedicated ...
The Clara Barton Homestead, also known as the Clara Barton Birthplace Museum, is a historic house museum at 60 Clara Barton Road in Oxford, Massachusetts. The museum celebrates the life and activities of Clara Barton (1821-1912), founder of the American Red Cross. The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. [1]
Clara Barton. 1881 – Clara Barton becomes the first president of the American Red Cross, which she founded. 1881 – Created the first Portuguese Nursing School at Coimbra, Portugal. 1881 – Seacole died in Paddington, London.
One of the first outsiders to arrive was Clara Barton, the founder and president of the American Red Cross. [1] Barton arrived on June 5, 1889, to lead the group's first major disaster relief effort; she did not leave for more than five months.