Clara Barton: American Red Cross

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Clara Barton was born in 1821 and died in 1912. She is known as the founder of the American Red Cross. Clara Barton has changed the lives of many by forming the American Red Cross and is a medical hero that people will be learning about for many years. Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross in 1881 and served as the president for the next 23 years, until 1904. During the Civil War, Barton served as an aid to wounded soldiers, but before she went to the battlefield, collected bandages and supplies to deliver to the soldiers of both the North and the South. During her time serving on the battlefield, she was given the nickname “Angel of the Battlefield.” In 1869, she went to Geneva, Switzerland, where she learned about the Treaty of Geneva, which was their Red Cross, which provided relief for sick and wounded soldiers. Her inspiration was set off when Barton discovered that the United States did not sign the treaty or have a way to support the soldiers, so decided that she was going to take it into her own hands and campaign until the treaty was ratified and eventually the American Red Cross was formed. Clara Barton was passionate about America having an organization to help the soldiers, so she went for it, succeeded and now is well known. The American Red Cross is still alive today, and has changed the lives of soldiers by having nurses there to help them when they have been wounded from war and giving help to those in distress. Clara Barton is a true medical hero and her contributions to the American Red Cross and medical field, sparked by her wanting soldiers to have relief during their time on the battlefield, have helped saved many lives. …show more content…

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