... established Clara Barton as the U.S. representative of the International Committee and asked America to sign the Geneva Treaty and organize a branch of the American Red Cross. No matter how hard she tried President Hayes would not sign the treaty (Hamilton 86). Clara would not give up. When President James A. ... Garfield took office in 1881, she found him receptive to her cause and began to organize the Red Cross in the United States even though her country had not yet signed the Geneva Treaty. On May 21, 1881 Barton called her followers and supporters to her apartment and ... She origi...

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• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

... lack of response to help restore the island. Moreover, Burton acknowledges Barton's motivation was her desire to quiet her critics and show that the Red Cross was important (129). By reading all three passages, we begin to see a larger picture of who Barton really was. Secondly, each writer draws ... of Reviews, claiming that the Red Cross should be National Red Cross and "not just Miss Clara Barton." For instance, Burton cites Sophia Williams who wrote, "the National Red Cross Association in this country has been Miss Clara Barton, and Miss Clara has been the National Red Cross Society...

• Word Count: 1753
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

... lack of response to help restore the island. Moreover, Burton acknowledges Barton's motivation was her desire to quiet her critics and show that the Red Cross was important (129). By reading all three passages, we begin to see a larger picture of who Barton really was. Secondly, each writer draws ... of Reviews, claiming that the Red Cross should be National Red Cross and "not just Miss Clara Barton." For instance, Burton cites Sophia Williams who wrote, "the National Red Cross Association in this country has been Miss Clara Barton, and Miss Clara has been the National Red Cross Society...

• Word Count: 1720
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School