A Brief Biography Of Clara's Childhood

Have you ever wondered what it was like being a nurse on the battlefield? Well lots of women were nurses but only one made history.

December 25th, 1821 was a special day for the Barton family, but not just because it was Christmas. On that day, a child was born: Clarissa Harlowe Barton. She not only had many talents, but she also was highly intelligent, determined while on the job, and motherly to the

     Clarissa Harlowe Barton was born December 25, 1821, in North Oxford, Massachusetts. Her father, Captain Stephen Barton, was a farmer, horse breeder, and respected member of the community. Her mother, Sarah, managed the household and taught Barton the importance of cleanliness.      Barton was the youngest of five children, and

The three articles I am using as support for my research paper are Clara Barton: Teacher, Nurse, Civil War Heroine, Founder of the American Red Cross written by Gerald Evans, The Life and Work of Clara Barton written by Ida Husted Harper, and The Role of Gender, Phrenology, Discrimination and Nervous Prostration in Clara Barton’s Career written by Allen Spiegel. All of these articles present relevant information about the inspirations and challenges Clara Barton experienced through her work in the medical field, and her overall influence and inspiration she had on others through her founding of the American Red Cross.

Clara Harris was born on September 9, 1834 in Albany, New York. She was one of the four children of Senator Ira Harris, his first wife was Louisa Tubbs Harris. Clara’s mother died in 1845. At ages 13 and 11, Clara and Henry were raised in the same household. Clara’s father married, widow

“For my soldiers I will stay. For I am one of them as well and by their side I will remain.” I wonder if Clara Barton spoke to herself in that very same way…Get your eyes ready to take a journey through the life of one of the great women who aided our soldiers; far back before we were born. Clarrisa Harlowe Barton, later known as Clara, was born on Christmas day in 1821. She was the fifth and youngest child of Sarah Stone and Stephen Barton in Oxford, Massachusetts. Her father was well known because of the local Universalist church. She remembered the church as austere, with tall box pews and high narrow seats (Goodwin, 1).

Clarissa Harlowe Barton was known as Clara Barton. Clara Barton was born on December 25th 1821 in Oxford, Massachusetts. The story teller, Tim Lowery, talks about Clara’s bravery and determination for her nursing profession. Clara was a nurse in the Civil War during the years 1861 through 1865. The Civil War began in Charleston, South Carolina on April 12,1861. Clara Barton’s determination and hard work provided a great impact for nurses around the world.

Clara Barton The day was December 25, 1821. Stephen Barton and Sarah Barton were expecting the new arrival of Clarissa Harlowe Barton, but what they didn't know was that their little girl would be an extraordinary woman, who was going to change the lives of many people. Teacher, humanitarian and the founder of the American Red Cross, Clara Barton is one of the most honorable women in American history.

Clarissa Harlow Barton was born on December 25th of 1821, in North Oxford, Massachusetts which was located 50 miles West of Boston. Her parents were Stephen and Sarah Barton and her four siblings were Dorothea,Stephen, David, and Sally. Her and her siblings grew up in a middle-class household and earned enough money that her

In the year 1811 a young beautiful women was born who is going to impact the United States her name was Harriet Elisabeth Beecher Stowe. Harriet Beecher Stowe was born in Litchfield Connecticut June 14, 1811. Her parents were Roxana and Lyman Beecher. Roxana Foote Stowe was a granddaughter of a Revolutionary War officer General Ward who had served under George Washington. Roxana was literate, artistic and entertained herself in the reading of mathematics and scientific treaties for pleasure she loved to educate herself. She was very intelligent she read books and learned French. Roxana was very busy as a minister’s wife she ran a boarding house; she did household chores cared for all of her children. She lived in a two-story house .Roxana would have people coming all the time in her house from the academy and

One company, Red Cross, took a huge amount of work to establish. Clarissa Harlowe Barton was born on December 21, 1821, in North Oxford, Massachusetts. Her parents were Captain Stephen Barton, who was a member of the local militia, and Sarah Stone Barton. Clara was sent to school with her brother at three years old, and because she was so timid, only one friend during her early school life is documented, Nancy Fitts.

Susan B. Anthony was a leader and also founder of the National Women’s Suffrage movement along with Elizabeth Cady. She was born February 15,1820 in Adams,Massachusetts and raised in a Quaker household. They believed in equality for everyone regardless of color or gender. In 1826 she was sent to study at

Nursing is defined in journal articles as protection, promotion, and optimization of health, prevention of illness, and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, communities, and populations. Nurses save lives daily and are important members of health care system. They monitor patients, determine what patients need, and provide care. The nursing profession is rich with various contributors in the areas of research, education, and practice, as well as roles. In her book “Ordered to Care” (1987) , Susan Reverby describes nursing as the order in a society that refuses to value caring. However, with the obligation to care, nurses have tried to determine how they would provide care, be it at bedside or at legislative laws, Clara Barton was

Dr. Mae C. Jemison By: Genesis Castillo childhood Mae C. Jemison was born on October 17, 1956 in Decatur, Alabama. Mae is the youngest of 3 children born to Charlie Jemison and Dorothy Jemison. At age 3 Mae and her family moved to Chicago, Illinois. It is known that even at a very

“Was this the penalty of disobedience? This the stroke of a vindictive and invisible hand? Is it a fresh proof that the Divine Ruler interferes in human affairs, mediates an end, selects, and commissions his agents, and enforces by unequivocal sanctions, submission to his will? Or, was it merely the irregular expansion of fluid that imparts warmth to our heart and our blood, caused by the fatigue of the preceding day, or flowing, by established laws, from the condition of his thoughts (21)?