Book Report on Clara Barton Clara Barton attacked many social problems of the 1800’s. From creating a free school, to being on the front lines helping soldiers in the Civil War, to creating the American Red Cross, Clara Barton was a humanitarian. She fought for what she believed in and because of her never-ending fight for people, the world is a different place. Clara Barton was born during 1821 in Massachusetts. As a young child, Barton learned a great deal of schooling from her older
improve the past” as said by Clara Barton. One of the most remarkable human being in this world, Clara Barton, has made this world a better place. She was kind-hearted and ready to lend a hand. Always striving to make the world a better place, Clara Barton made a difference in the world as a Nurse, humanitarian, and as the Founder of the Red Cross. Clara Barton made a difference in the world as a helpful Nurse. Clara was a nurse from the age of 11 to the age of 91. Barton left her job in 1861 at the
Clara Barton was born on December 25, 1821 in North Oxford, Massachusetts. Clara’s parents were Sarah and Capt. Stephen Barton. Her father was a member of the local militia and a selectman. She was the youngest of six children. As a young girl, Clara was really shy and didn’t have many friends except her siblings. She was just ten years old when her brother was badly injured by falling from a rafter in their unfinished barn. Clara then decided to nurse her brother back to health. It took three years
Beginning life Clarissa Harlowe Barton was born on December 25, 1821. Her parents were Stephen and Sarah Stone Barton. She was born in a small, white cottage in North Oxford, Massachusetts. Clarissa was also known as Clara Barton. Dorothy, Stephen, David, and Sally were her siblings names. In 1829, she turned eight, and her parents sent her off to boarding school. That was because her parents thought it would help her open up and not be so shy. Then Clara quits school to stay home and nurse her
battlefield, but Clara Barton pushed through the sea of bodies; determined to get to the wounded. Even though many might know her from her nickname “Angel of the Battlefield” or as the founder of the American Red Cross, but she started as just a very stubborn, patriotic, young woman who was determined to help. Even in a time of despair. She brought hope to soldiers and their families, both on and off the battlefield. Clara Barton was born on Christmas in 1821 to Sarah and Stephen Barton (a former soldier)
Founder of The American Red Cross In 1881 The American Red Cross was founded by Clarissa Harlowe Barton, she is also known as Clara to many. She was a nurse who changed the path for nursing care as we know it today. By her braveness, wisdom, and perseverance she has changed the lives of many including the patients she cared for as well as those she taught medical care to and even nurses today. Clara has impacted so many lives and continues to impact so many lives by the founding of The American
25th, 1821 in North Oxford, Massachusetts, Clarissa “Clara” Harlowe Barton made a great impact on the lives of many. She was a volunteer teacher, worked for the U.S. Patent Office, and was the driving force behind the American Red Cross. Clara Barton accomplished many great things, but most of her efforts focused mainly on the members of the United States Military, because she wanted to help them stay healthy and serve the country. When Barton was younger, she excelled in school. Her best subjects
The American Civil War is one of the biggest turning points in American history. It marks a point of major separation in beliefs from the North and the South and yet somehow ends in a major unification that is now called the United States of America. It still to date remains the bloodiest war in American History. The book “This Republic of Suffering, death and the American Civil War” by Drew Gilpin Faust better explains the change in thought from the American people that developed from the unexpected
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