Clara Barton: A Brief Biography
Clara Barton Nurse and founder of the American Red Cross Society, Clara Barton was born as Clarissa Harlowe Barton. The American Red Cross Society was founded in 1881, and Barton served as the first president. Barton spent her whole life serving, even after retirement she remained active, giving speeches and lectures.
Barton was born on December 25, 1821 in North Oxford, Massachusetts. At the young age of 3, Barton was sent to school. She first tended her injured brother Daniel, she later found a passion to be helpful. She became a teacher at 15, and opened her own school.
During Barton’s middle life, she served as an independent nurse and first saw combat, in Fredericksburg, Virginia, in 1862. Barton was known as the “Angel of the Battlefield,”
Barton was born on December 25, 1821 in North Oxford, Massachusetts. At the young age of 3, Barton was sent to school. She first tended her injured brother Daniel, she later found a passion to be helpful. She became a teacher at 15, and opened her own school.
During Barton’s middle life, she served as an independent nurse and first saw combat, in Fredericksburg, Virginia, in 1862. Barton was known as the “Angel of the Battlefield,”