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Subject: Clara Barton
Category: Miscellaneous
Asked by: margaret10-ga
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Posted: 03 Feb 2004 16:52 PST
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Question ID: 303328
What were Clara Barton's important life events or achievements? 
Maybe a timeline of her life from birth to death. Only the important
points or the highlights of Clara Barton's life.
Thank You
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Subject: Re: Clara Barton
Answered By: rainbow-ga on 03 Feb 2004 18:03 PST
 
Hi Margaret,

Below is a brief biography of Clara Barton, the founder of the American Red Cross.

"Clara Barton was born in North Oxford Massachusetts in 1821. Nothing
much is known about the younger years of her life. She began a career
as a teacher. During the Civil War, she was a dedicated nurse. She
risked her life to carry medicine and food to the wounded in the
battles. Soldiers caller her the "Angel of the outfield." Later, she
started the American Red Cross, an organization to help people in
need. She was the first female clerk in the U.S. patent Office. In
1864, she was appointed superintendent of nurses of the Army of the
James. When the war ended, she formed a bureau to search for missing
men. It marked 12,000 graves in the Andersonville National Cemetery in
Georgia. In 1869, she went to Switzerland for a rest from the Red
Cross. In 1873, she returned home. In 1877, prompted by the outbreak
of the war between Russian and Turkey, she started to convince people
of the need to take an active part in Red Cross work. Her campaign
resulted in the establishment of the American branch of the Red Cross
in 1881. She became the first president and held that post from 1882
to 1904. She died in 1912."

Oak View: Clara Barton
http://www.fcps.k12.va.us/OakViewES/harris/97-98/america/civil-war/barton.html



The following site is a timeline of Clara Barton's life.

Civil War Life: Clara Barton
http://www.civil-war-life-clara-barton.com/timeline.aspx



Here you will find Clara Barton's chronology of her life:

-National Park Service- 
(1821-1860)
http://www.nps.gov/clba/chron1.html
(1861-1869)
http://www.nps.gov/clba/chron2.html
(1869-1912)
http://www.nps.gov/clba/chron3.html



Some interesting biographies which include Clara Barton's achievements:

The Biography of Clara Barton "The True Heroine of the Age"
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Aegean/6732/files/cb1.html
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Aegean/6732/files/cb2.html


Learning To Give: Clara Barton
http://www.learningtogive.org/papers/people/clarabarton.html


National Association for Home Care & Hospice: Profiles in Caring 
http://www.nahc.org/NAHC/Val/Columns/SC10-1.html


Spectrum: Clara Barton
http://www.incwell.com/Biographies/Barton.html


The Glass Ceiling: Clara Barton
http://www.theglassceiling.com/biographies/bio8.htm


Lakewood Public Library: Women in History - Clara Barton 
http://www.lkwdpl.org/wihohio/bart-cla.htm



Links to information and biographies on Clara Barton:

Women's History: Clara Barton
http://womenshistory.about.com/cs/bartonclara/



Search criteria:

"Clara Barton" timeline achievements OR highlights
"Clara Barton" timeline OR chronology


I hope the information provided is helpful. If you have any questions
regarding my answer please don't hesitate to ask before rating it.

Best regards,
rainbow-ga
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