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I met a flapper. “Look, look! There she is, Clara Bow,” Grace cried. We were standing outside the Cotton Club, a speakeasy on 142nd Street. Me, Grace, and Lucy had finished our paper route early and wanted to see what all the racket was. We pushed through the small crowd and up to the window, so close our breath fogged up the glass. Staring in awe, we locked our eyes against the “It Girl.” We couldn’t imagine that standing inside the nightclub was Clara Bow. “Wow, Rose, I can’t even believe it!”

Michael. The American Red Cross charity was founded by Clara Barton on May 21, 1881(A Brief History). She heard about the conditions the soldiers were in and felt the need to create an organization to help them. After many deliberate tries to ratify Red Cross as an appropriate organization, the government finally agreed to accept Red Cross. Clara worked with Red Cross for 23 years, and each year the organization grew rapidly. During the 23 years Clara was with the American Red Cross Association, they

Clara Barton is woman of many talents who used herself to help others. Clara Barton is most known for being the founder of the American Red Cross. She also was one of the most influential women during the civil war. However, it’s more to Clara Barton than just the American Red Cross. She was a woman who accomplished great things in an era where it wasn’t common for women to step up. Clara Barton was born on December 25, 1821 in North Oxford, Massachusetts (Bio, N/D). At the young age of 15, Clara

“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

Clara Barton “I may be compelled to face danger, but never fear it, and while our soldiers can stand and fight, I can stand and feed and nurse them.” Clara Barton made a great difference when she discovered the American Red Cross and led it for twenty years. Not many people value this women because at the time women weren’t able to teach or help during the Civil War. Clara was an unstoppable woman because no matter what the consequence was she did what she had to do. Clara Barton is a giving and

Cross is an organization that provides disaster relief for communities as well as supporting military families, health education, and giving blood to people that could potentially save their life. The American Red Cross was founded by a woman names Clara Barton on March 21st 1881. When the American Red Cross was first established they utilized life boats, donated clothing, and medical supplies for families who have been devastated by disasters such as floods, disease, tornados etc. Later after World

Clara Barton was a nurse in the Civil War and helped take care of soldiers, whether they were on the field or not. She brought her own supplies to help the soldiers. She brought food and bedding supplies. Barton also helped the soldiers in hospitals and the confederate soldiers in jail, as well. Clara Barton impacted the health of soldiers on and off the field. Clara Barton independently organized relief for the wounded and brought her own supplies to the sidelines(“Clara Barton”). She

The Red Cross, founded in 1896 is one of the most well known humanitarian organizations in the world. The Canadian Red Cross hopes to improve the lives of people by provoking the power of humanity not only in Canada, but internationally. Through many programs such as disaster management, family links and first aid and CPR, the Canadian Red Cross is educating and helping people in need. The Red Cross has changed society in a positive manner by saving millions of lives without any profit. It has effectively

Clarissa “Clara” Barton was on born on December 25, 1821 in North Oxford, Massachusetts to Stephen and Sarah Barton. Barton’s father was a businessman and a community leader who fought in the French and Indian war. When Barton was younger, her father told her stories about war. When Barton was a bit older her brother David got an illness, but Barton nursed him back to health by using leeches and getting her own medicine. When Barton was young, she was shy and was sent to a private boarding school

Annie Jump Cannon was born in Dover Delaware on December 11, 1863. Annie got her interest in astronomy from her mother, Mary Jump, who taught her the constellations at a young age. She attended Wellesley College, in Massachusetts, where she studied physics and astronomy. After arriving at Wellesley College, Annie contracted scarlet fever. She had fully recovered, but she remained partially deaf. This had a huge impact on her life and made her road to becoming an astronomer even harder. At Wellesley