Clara Barton: Angel Of The Battlefield
By focusing on Clara Barton life, achievements, and nursing career during the Civil War, One can appreciate why she earned the title of “Angel of the Battlefield”. Clara’s parents guided her trough the best path by introducing her to every day surviving skill. She was best known for being a hero during the War in the 1800’s and also by helping the most needed people. One of the characteristics that Clara was able to overcome was her personality, she was a very shy person. Despised of all her accomplishments, she was very insecure and antisocial. Due to the fact that during the 1800’s women were not able to express their own opinion.
Clarissa Harlowe Barton was best known as Clara Barton, she was born on December 25, 1821, in Oxford Massachusetts. …show more content…
She started her educational career in 1838, that lasted more than 12 years in Georgia, becoming one of the first women to teach during the 1800s’. Barton enjoyed teaching so much, that she decided to attend the Liberal Clinton institute in New York, to improve her writing and language skills. Clara opened the first public school in New York. Her goal was to teach young children that didn’t have opportunities to attend school due to low income. After years of working as an educator, Clara decides to Work as a clerk in the US Patents Office, becoming the first woman to work for the Federal Government and to have an equal pay as men. Many men and political opposed with her position. Clara was a woman and an African-American rights activist, she was part of woman’s suffrage movement. Clara wrote plenty of books about her life; In 1907 Clara published her autobiography book “The Story of My Childhood”. The Red Cross awarded Clara with the International Red Cross medal.
To conclude, Clara Barton was a historic hero that endangered her life to helping soldiers during the Civil war. Barton’s lifetime experiences helped her during her childhood to achieve her father's dreams during the War. Barton’s nursing acknowledgment was incredible, due to the fact that she never attended a nursing school. In 1912, Clara passed away, leaving many memories and historical achievements, Clara was buried in Barton’s family cemetery in Oxford, Massachusetts. To this date Clara Barton’s achievements’ are valued and
Clarissa Harlowe Barton was best known as Clara Barton, she was born on December 25, 1821, in Oxford Massachusetts. …show more content…
She started her educational career in 1838, that lasted more than 12 years in Georgia, becoming one of the first women to teach during the 1800s’. Barton enjoyed teaching so much, that she decided to attend the Liberal Clinton institute in New York, to improve her writing and language skills. Clara opened the first public school in New York. Her goal was to teach young children that didn’t have opportunities to attend school due to low income. After years of working as an educator, Clara decides to Work as a clerk in the US Patents Office, becoming the first woman to work for the Federal Government and to have an equal pay as men. Many men and political opposed with her position. Clara was a woman and an African-American rights activist, she was part of woman’s suffrage movement. Clara wrote plenty of books about her life; In 1907 Clara published her autobiography book “The Story of My Childhood”. The Red Cross awarded Clara with the International Red Cross medal.
To conclude, Clara Barton was a historic hero that endangered her life to helping soldiers during the Civil war. Barton’s lifetime experiences helped her during her childhood to achieve her father's dreams during the War. Barton’s nursing acknowledgment was incredible, due to the fact that she never attended a nursing school. In 1912, Clara passed away, leaving many memories and historical achievements, Clara was buried in Barton’s family cemetery in Oxford, Massachusetts. To this date Clara Barton’s achievements’ are valued and