Clara Barton

Clara Barton
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Born
Clarissa Harlowe Barton

(1821-12-25)December 25, 1821
DiedApril 12, 1912(1912-04-12) (aged 90)
Resting placeNorth Cemetery in Oxford, Massachusetts, U.S.
Occupation(s)Nurse, humanitarian, founder and first president of the American Red Cross
RelativesElvira Stone (cousin)
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Clarissa Harlowe Barton (December 25, 1821 – April 12, 1912) was an American nurse who founded the American Red Cross. She was a hospital nurse in the American Civil War, a teacher, and a patent clerk. Since nursing education was not then very formalized and she did not attend nursing school, she provided self-taught nursing care.[1] Barton is noteworthy for doing humanitarian work and civil rights advocacy at a time before women had the right to vote.[2] She was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame in 1973.[3]

  1. ^ Summers, Cole. "Clara Barton – Founder of the American Red Cross". Truth About Nursing. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  2. ^ Edward, James; Wilson, Janet; S. Boyer, Paul (1971). Notable American Women 1607–1950: A Biographical Dictionary. Vol. 1. Cambridge, MA: Belknap Pr. pp. 103–107.
  3. ^ "Barton, Clara". National Women's Hall of Fame.