... his family. In 1855, Mr. Mason left the patent office and the office would be making changes and a new commissioner would take over and Clara was removed from her duties. Clara would fight to keep her job at the office with the help of her father and other Friends. She was able to keep her job, ... North Oxford to take care of her family and friends. She remained there for two years, and then moved back to New York. In November 1860, Clara was recalled to the patent office after Abraham Lincoln's election. In April 1861, a Massachusetts officer gave orders to attack Baltimore with whatev...

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... 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 Cross, was a true historical heroine. Clarissa Harlowe Barton was brought into this world in Oxford, Massachusetts on ... December 25, 1821 (Sands 4).1 She was the daughter of Captain Stephen and Sally Stone Barton (Hamilton 17, 18).2 Clara was raised in a very charitable household. When she became older, her mother and father urged her to become absorbed in different types of community ... St...

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... as a nurse who tended to countless wounded soldiers on Civil War battlefields. She was born on December 25, 1821 in North Oxford, Massachusetts. Clara was the youngest of five children. Her father, Stephen Barton, was a farmer and state legislator who served in the Revolution. His experiences and ... year. Eventually Barton resigned from Bordentown because town officials and school board members refused to appoint her to a higher paying position because she was a woman. Clara was satisfied to work without pay, but if paid, she vowed, "I shall never do a man's work for less than a man's p...

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"I may be compelled to face danger, but never fear it, and while our soldiers can stand and fight, I can stand and feed and nurse them"-Clara Barton. The desire to help people was always a part of Clara Barton's life. Even at the age of eleven, she demonstrated that when she took care of her brother when he became ill. Seven years later, Barton ... more human side of Barton. All three biographies analyze the same event but approach it from different perspectives. It all began in 1893 when a hurricane struck the Sea Islands, and Clara Barton received a call to help the victims. Clara Barton, t...

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... and cooking for them (Abakanowicz and Blackwell 135). She also helped gather identification records for the missing and the dead (Academic American Encyclopedia 98). Clara served as a battlefield nurse through the whole war helping all she could. After the war she found missing soldiers. She got Anderson Ville ... of the International Committee. Enclosed in his letter was another letter to Rutherford B. Hayes, the president of the United States. This letter established Clara Barton as the U.S. representative of the International Committee and asked America to sign the Geneva Treaty and o...

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"I may be compelled to face danger, but never fear it, and while our soldiers can stand and fight, I can stand and feed and nurse them"-Clara Barton. The desire to help people was always a part of Clara Barton's life. Even at the age of eleven, she demonstrated that when she took care of her brother when he became ill. Seven years later, Barton ... more human side of Barton. All three biographies analyze the same event but approach it from different perspectives. It all began in 1893 when a hurricane struck the Sea Islands, and Clara Barton received a call to help the victims. Clara Barton, ...

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... people enjoyed her work and appreciated everything that she did. She helped the United States in a great way bring the Red Cross to the country. Clara Barton made society aware of the need for medical care and humanitarian aid in the late 1800's and was therefore crucial in the creation of the American ... Her father's name was Captain Steve Barton. The mother's name was Sally Stone Barton. Her favorite brother was David, he taught her how to ride a horse. Clara was not a loud child; she was very sensitive and shy. She went away to Boarding school when she was only nine, but did not stay ...

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... . She spent a lot of her time making friends with people who held high offices. (Hamilton 31) In 1861 the Civil War started. Clara began getting supplies, food and other stuff and distributed them to the soldiers. She became known as the Angle of the Battle Field, nursing ... president of the International Committee. Enclosed in his letter was another letter to Rutherford B. Hayes, the president of the united states. This letter 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 Ameri...

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Clarissa Harlowe Barton, most widely, known as Clara, was born on December 25, 1821. She was the youngest of five children in her middle-class family. She was home-schooled until the age of 15, when she decided ... ...

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... make bandages out of corn husks. She organized the men to perform first aid, carry water, and prepare food for the wounded. Prior to Clara's work with wounded soldiers, the military had never allowed female nurses in army camps or hospitals. Most of the supplies that Ms. Barton delivered ... were purchased with donations solicited by Ms. Barton or purchased with her own funds. On two occasions during the war, Clara Barton almost lost her life. After she delivered the supplies at the Battle of Antietam, she quietly nursed soldiers on the battlefield. As she knelt ... sinks into insignifi...

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... and effects of the American Red Cross. The Red Cross started in Geneva Switzerland. It provided nonpartisan care to wounded and sick starting in 1863. Clara Barton started a branch of the Red Cross in the US in 1881. It is called the American Red Cross. The American Red Cross takes ... now responds to about 63,000 disasters every year. The American Red Cross has some paid employees as well as many volunteers. (American Red Cross). Clara Barton nursed her brother when he became ill. The doctors said that David had too much "bad blood" in him. Back then doctors gave a ... thing called lee...

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... religious orders and other women gained basic nursing skills through short training courses. In this paper, I will discuss two very important women, Dorthea Dix and Clara Barton, in the Civil War. Dorthea Dix was born on April 4, 1802, the oldest daughter of Joseph and Mary Dix. She was also a ... the end on July 17,1887. Her wishes were to be buried at Mountain Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Her life of purpose was over. Clara Barton was born on December 25, 1821, in North Oxford, Massachusetts. She was the youngest child of Stephen Barton, a farmer and state legislator ....

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... women." (Henretta 409) Many men felt threatened by the idea of women taking over war efforts. Pressure from men gave women even more reason to continue their struggles to serve. Clara Barton was a nurse in the army and even as chaotic as the battle and horror was, some men still had the aunesity to make comments such as, "Miss Barton, this ... is a rough and unseemly position for you, a woman, to occupy."(Myers 159) Even though it seemed Clara's efforts were small to the men, her being there in a man's occupation opened a gateway and example for women to follow. Although the role of a w...

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... men are fathers, brothers, and sons who are off fighting for their families and fighting for the freedom that their family currently has. Aside from some legendary figures such as, Clara Barton, Teddy Roosevelt, and Douglas MacArthur, theses letters are primarily common soldiers or marines. Most of the men writing are scared and homesick, with only these letters to keep their ... ...

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... of all hospitals. Also, because of the poor condition of hospitals, soldiers tried to stay away from them and learn to medically treat themselves and others. During the Civil War, Clara Barton founded The Red Cross, a historical act that forever changed hospitals. She and many other women were fed up with the poor treatment soldiers were getting in hospitals, and set ... ...

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