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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.
In 1920 it was sold to the New Jersey State Board of Education for $1 on the condition [11] that it would be “in trust for and [o]n behalf of the Schoolchildren of the State of New Jersey and to be forever preserved as a memorial of Clara Barton, deceased.” [10] It was then turned over to the Bordentown Historical Society.
Handling the Sick: The Women of St. Luke's and the Nature of Nursing, 1892-1937 (Ohio State UP, 2004), the story of 838 women who entered St. Luke's Hospital Training School for Nurses, St. Paul, Minnesota. Pryor, Elizabeth Brown. Clara Barton: professional angel (U of Pennsylvania Press, 1987) online book review. Schell, Ellen.
The American National Red Cross [5] is a nonprofit humanitarian organization that provides emergency assistance, disaster relief, and disaster preparedness education in the United States. Clara Barton founded the organization in 1881 after initially learning of the Red Cross from the country of Switzerland. Barton resigned in 1904 with Mabel ...
A dedication ceremony was held Tuesday along the Hagerstown Cultural Trail for the new Clara Barton Memorial by sculptor Toby Mendez.
Clara Barton, humanitarian and founder of the American Red Cross, lived in this house from 1897 until her death in 1912. The house served as headquarters and a warehouse for the Red Cross. When it was established in 1974, the Clara Barton National Historic Site was the first national historic site dedicated to the accomplishments of a woman. [32]
Clara Barton Mural dedication set for Aug. 10. A dedication ceremony for the mural will take place at 10:30 a.m. Aug. 10 at the site of the artwork.
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.