... until they are able to pick up the ruins and salvage what they can. The American Red Cross disaster service assists many families in times such as these. Whether it was nursing her older brother back to health, teaching underprivileged children, or comforting a dying soldier, Clara Barton, the founder of the Red ... (Dubowski 36).18 As she slowly recovered, her humanitarian interests led her into the field of health services. When the Civil War began, colleges for women's nursing were not in existence (Hamilton 39).19 Clara and other medics acquired the necessary ability behind the lines...

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