Clara Barton’s Historical Contributions to Nursing This document will discuss the life of Clara Barton‚ the time frame in which she lived‚ events that happened when she was alive‚ and the explanation of how this information was and still is relevant to nursing. Clara Barton was born in December 25‚ 1821 in Oxford‚ Massachusetts and passed away at her home in Glen Echo‚ Maryland‚ on April 12‚ 1912. Clara Barton was an educator‚ a nurse and the founder of the American Red Cross. A shy‚ generous woman
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Clara Barton (American Red Cross) Clara Barton was a woman with a dream and ambition. Clara’s first job was a schoolteacher. She was one of the first female schoolteachers because at that time most teachers were all males. During this time‚ Barton being the brave woman that she was would bring supplies to the soldiers during the Civil War. She supported the troops and was willing to risk her life to do so. Clara started the American Red Cross in 1881 at age 60 and ran it for 23 years. Carla’s goal
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the serve several ordinary lives. Clara Barton is one of the utmost
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Clara Barton is best remembered for founding and leading the American Red Cross. However‚ she had many more contributions to the United States that have earned her the right to be honored on a stamp and her home being recognized as a National Landmark. Clara Barton‚ as a school teacher‚ provided education to all children and stood up for equal pay for women. When she became a clerk‚ she again managed to bring attention to women’s rights. Then when the American Civil War broke out she wanted to
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Elizabeth Gaskell’s “Mary Barton” is a novel of social reform that explores injustice‚ abuse and inequality. The novel is especially concerned with the societal condition of England at the time. In her “Preface” Mrs. Gaskell asserted‚ “I know nothing of Political Economy‚ or the theories of the trade. I have tried to write truthfully”. The “truth” of “Mary Barton” is not political or economic but the truth of the human heart. The novel is not about industrial conditions but about people living in
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Clara Josephine Wieck was born on September 13th‚ 1819 in Leipzig‚ Germany. She was born into music‚ as her whole family growing up played an instrument. Her father Friedrich Wieck made a living as a first-rate piano teacher‚ and it was he who taught Clara and her mother Marianne. He even gave lessons to Clara’s future husband‚ Robert Schumann. After Clara’s parents divorced after eight years of marriage‚ she went to live with her father at the age of five. Friedrich Wieck saw the talent his daughter
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Edmund Barton Sir Edmund (Toby) Barton (1849-1920) is a well-known man in the history of Australia. This is because he was the first prime minister of Australia. As I am proud of attending Fort Street High School‚ I discovered that he has studied at my school for two years. The first Prime Minister (Australia) and judge‚ was born on the eighteenth of January 1849 at Glebe‚ Sydney. William Barton and his wife Mary Louisa‚ née Whydah; his eldest brother was George Burnett Barton. William Barton had arrived
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Film Directors Spring 2013 Barton Fink Barton Fink is a remarkable accomplishment considering that the Coen brothers wrote it as a distraction from their struggles writing Miller’s Crossing (Rowell 132). Despite only spending three weeks writing the film‚ the Coen brothers were able to create a layered story in which all their familiar themes such as nightmares‚ religion‚ and the common man remain prevalent. The film is a mere projection of the mind of Barton Fink (John Turturro). That is
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The Importance of The American Red Cross During World War Two The American Red Cross is an emergency response organization that was founded by a historical-well known woman named‚ Clara Barton in 1881. The American Red Cross were not only care takers but they also delivered personal messages and packages to military families. Sending important urgent information to the loved one’s of American soldiers. Blood donations were taken by the American Red Cross allowing blood and plasma to be given to the
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restrictions on women’s careers. In 1860 she organized the first training school for nurses in London‚ England. She was a pioneer in the schooling of nurses. She made more women want to join the working ranks and become nurses. (Simkin) Clara Barton Clara Barton was born in Massachusetts in 1821. In her early teen years‚ she was forced to tend to a seriously ill brother. This helped her overcome shyness and piqued her interest in medicine. She later became a teacher‚ but ended that in her early
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