Clara was first known for founding the American Red Cross. She was also the first woman to work for the US Patent Office, as well as being the first woman to receive the same income as her male coworkers. However, when the war came around Clara stepped away from her position to tend to wounded soldiers. Clara declined any salary or pay whatsoever for tending to the sick and injured soldiers of the war. Gale, Cengage Learning informs us that, “Previously, it was unprecedented for women to be on the front-line, but Barton eventually became so trusted that she worked exclusively on battlefields for much of her career.” Mrs. Clara Barton soon became known as the “Angel of the Battlefield” and was eventually made Superintendent of the Union nurses. Barton witnessed sixteen different battle fields and so inclined her to encourage the United States to adopt the Red Cross model she has seen when working for the US Patent Office. And ultimately, she pushed it far enough that they passed the patent for American Red Cross because of Clara …show more content…
Many women contributed as nurses and spies. Others enlisted themselves and dressed as men to fight in battles and march with the soldiers. Also, there were many women who took on male roles back home, such as working in factories and other business around their community. And of course, there were the kind women who worked to help the soldiers from home. They would sew clothing for the soldiers as well as make homemade goods. Finally, there was the amazing organization of The Sanitation Commission, which was considered a huge help to the soldiers who were wounded or just all around depressed. To end, there were very many roles in the war that occupied