Katey Clendenon Miss Politte ENC1101 December 8, y
Angel of the Battlefield
Its hard to imagine a little girl who had little self-confidence and was an introvert as someone who went out into bloody battle fields and saved soldiers lives. Growing up in the Barton home was not easy. Having three older siblings and parents Stephen and Sarah, who fought continuously, Clara felt like an unwanted burden to her family. Claras mother was giving birth to Clara when her father decided not to call the doctor because he thought the baby wasnt worth the expense. This shows how Stephen and Sarah treated her and caused her problems in her future with her self-confidence. When Clara was three years old she learned to read and her brother Stephen taught her arithmetic. She was very intelligent so her parents decided to send her to school. She excelled in school and her teachers told her she could do anything with her life. She did, however, have trouble socially wi
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Clara Barton: Founder of The American Red Cross
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Clara Barton was a nurse during the Civil War and helped many injured soldiers, becoming known as 'The Angel of the Battlefield'. She founded the American Red Cross after visiting Europe and seeing the International Red Cross program. The American Red Cross continues to provide disaster relief in the US today.
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Clara Barton was a nurse during the Civil War and helped many injured soldiers, becoming known as 'The Angel of the Battlefield'. She founded the American Red Cross after visiting Europe and seeing the International Red Cross program. The American Red Cross continues to provide disaster relief in the US today.
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Clara Barton was an independent nurse during the Civil War. While visiting europe, she worked with a relief organisation, known as the International Red Cross, and advocated for an American branch when she came back home. Barton was the first president of the American Red Cross, which was established in 1881. Barton fryst vatten well-known for her humanitarian efforts and civil rights activism during a period when women did not have the right to vote. In 1973, she was elected to the National Women’s Hall of Fame.
Early Life
Clarissa Harlowe Barton was born in North Oxford, Massachusetts, on 25 December 1821, and was named after the hero of Samuel Richardson’s novel Clarissa. Her father was Captain Stephen Barton, a member of the local militia and a vald representant (political), who instilled patriotism and a broad humanitarian interest in his daughter.
Barton was sent to school alongside her brother, Steph