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    One of the most influential nurses in history was Clara Barton. She began her career during the Civil War when she found happiness in caring for the wounded and collecting food and supplies for those in need. However, her true claim to fame didn’t come until she was vacationing in Europe during the Franco-Prussian war. Using her previous knowledge and skills from the Civil War, she hopped into action by organizing the gathering of provisions for the International Red Cross. Three years after returning

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    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. At an early age, Clara was a school

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    Clara Barton and the American Red Cross

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    Clara Barton and the American Red Cross Clara Barton was born on December 25, 1821 in Oxford, Massachusetts. Clara was the youngest of five children in a middle class family. She was educated at home until the age of fifteen, when Clara began teaching school herself. Though Clara Barton is probably most known for establishing the Red Cross, she only had two years of medical experience before the war. Clara gained this experience by taking care of her invalid (a person made weak by injury

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    Clara Barton was famous for being the founder of the American Red Cross organization. She was known as “an angel of the battlefield” for helping wounded soldiers during combat. Her life was devoted to caring and assisting others. Clara Barton was born on December 25, 1821, and was raised in North Oxford, Massachusetts. Barton was acknowledged for putting her life in danger to support and help soldiers, and for establishing an organization called the American Red Cross. The American Red Cross provides

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    The American Red Cross has helped to serve those in need for over a 100 years. It was founded in 1881 by Clara Barton and her peers. Clara Barton thought to create an American Red Cross after learning about the Global Red Cross network during a visit to Europe. She petitioned to get the American Red Cross and after a year or working she convinced the U.S did so. The American Red Cross was under Barton’s leadership for 23 years and during that time the organization received its first congressional

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    “Clara Barton” Clara Barton was quoted in this source saying, “The door that nobody else will go in at, seems always to swing open widely for me” (LaFantasie 5). This quote from Clara Barton shows her compassion towards helping people. These words from Barton show her outstanding determination to never hold back on the needs of others. At an early age, Clara Barton began helping people and continued to devote her life to helping others, therefore leaving a lasting legacy, especially by creating the

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    Clarissa, Clara, Harlowe Barton, was born in Massachusetts in 1821, on Christmas day, and was the youngest of six children, two of which did not make it to the age of twelve. Her father, Stephen Barton raised her as a boy, her brothers having no particular interests in their “soldier father”. He taught her to shoot and man a gun, to ride a horse, to track, and how to be an all about ethical and religious person, making sure to have her study the Christian Bible from time to time.. Not only did

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    Clara Barton- Angel of the Battlefield Everyone strives to be the one person who left the most impressive mark on the world. The person who succeeded significantly is Clara Barton. She paved way for an improved health organization all across America that would live on for over a century. Her most notable achievement was founding the American Red Cross but she actually did much more. Beginning her impressive impression on the world, Clara Barton began the first free public school in New Jersey

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    allowed Clara Barton to revolutionize the way people around the world receive help in times of need by helping to create the American Red Cross. Whether, it is soldiers on the battlefield or a hurricane that has ruined tons of cities she was willing to help no matter the cost or risk. After years of working upfront during the battles of the civil war to help the wounded soldiers, she once said,"I saw many things that I did not wish to see and I pray God I may never see again (Clara Barton)." For

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    Clara Barton was born December 25, 1821 on Christmas Day at Oxford, Massachusetts. Clara’s father was Captain Stephen Barton and her mother was Sara Stone Barton. Clara was the youngest of four siblings. When Clara was eleven years old her brother fell off the roof of a barn and became very ill. Clara had to take care if him for two years and found out that she enjoyed helping and taking care of others. This started Clara’s journey of helping and caring for others by shaping and building the American

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