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, but she would have to do the work outside of the office .
and drop off the finished work and pickup new work. In 1856, Mr. Mason came back to the .
office and Clara started returning to the office to do her work. Clara would put in long hours at .
the office. In 1857, Mr. Mason left the office once more and Clara knew she would not be able .
to retain her position at the office. Clara moved back to 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 whatever .
they threw at them. The attack was flashing across the telegraph and mobs were moving to the .
streets, Clara felt the need to help the wounded men. Clara was handing out items to the soldiers .
such as combs, handkerchiefs, writing letters and feeding the disabled soldiers. Clara felt a .
passion for doing this. Clara started accepting any kind of donations that may come in use for .
the men as the war moved on. Clara spent a lot of her own money to come up with supplies that .
she did not have and needed. Clara was filling rooms and renting warehouse spaces to hold her .
supplies.
Clara Barton moved to the battlefield to become the middle man between the bullet and .
surgeon. Here she would nourish the men and encourage them. At this time Clara was helping .
the runaway slaves, handing out supplies that they needed from her stash of items she was filling .
the hospitals and stores with. Clara had gone to meet with a man named Mr. Rucker. Clara .
explained to him that she wanted to go to the front of the line to help the men and hand out her .
supplies and food. He disagreed with her and tried to dicuss with her this idea, and after a .
Clara Barton Clarissa Harlowe Barton was her name, a smart, and intelligent women. Clara is what people called her. Sarah Barton gave birth to Clara on December 25, 1821 in a small hospital in North Oxford, Massachusetts. ... That was Clara's first time! ... Clara Barton had an amazing, eventful life and many creative ideas. ...
Clara Barton is best known as being the founder of the American Red Cross and prior to this significant achievement, as a nurse who tended to countless wounded soldiers on Civil War battlefields. ... Clara was the youngest of five children. ... Clara was a very small, shy child. ... Growing up, Clara was a tomboy. ... Clara is known as a legend. ...
Clara Barton Clara Barton's full name is actually Clarissa Harlowe Barton. ... 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 Red Cross. ... Clara was not a loud child; she was very sensitive and shy. ... Clara moved back to MA. ... Clara said. ...
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 services such as helping youth with their schoolwork,...
The desire to help people was always a part of Clara Barton's life. ... In three biography excerpts, from Clara Barton: Professional Angel by Elizabeth Pryor, Angel of the Battlefield: The Life of Clara Barton by Ishbel Ross, and Clara Barton: In the Service of Humanity by David Burton, the authors present to us insights about who Clara Barton really is. ... It all began in 1893 when a hurricane struck the Sea Islands, and Clara Barton received a call to help the victims. ... With few resources, Clara Barton was able to transform the Sea Islands into an even better living condition. ... P...
In 1854 Clara resigned and left Bordentown. ... 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 American Red Cross. ... Gustave Moynier, president of the Red Cross said this "Without the energy and perseverance of this remarkable woman, Clara Barton, we should not for a long time have the pleasure of seeing the Red Cross received in the United States." ... Barton did her last fieldwork there. ... Sadly at the age of 83 Clara Barton resigned her post, worn out by battles withi...
The desire to help people was always a part of Clara Barton's life. ... In three biography excerpts, from Clara Barton: Professional Angel by Elizabeth Pryor, Angel of the Battlefield: The Life of Clara Barton by Ishbel Ross, and Clara Barton: In the Service of Humanity by David Burton, the authors present to us insights about who Clara Barton really is. ... It all began in 1893 when a hurricane struck the Sea Islands, and Clara Barton received a call to help the victims. ... With few resources, Clara Barton was able to transform the Sea Islands into an even better living condition. ... P...
Clara Barton was one such woman. ... Clarissa Harlowe Barton, also know as Clara Barton, was born on December 25, 1821 in North Oxford, Massachusetts (Sahlman 1). Clara was the daughter of Stephen Barton, a farmer, and Sarah Barton, an at home mother. ... But finally on May 14, 1904, at the age of 82, Clara Barton resigned her position as president of the American Red Cross (Biography 3). ... Clara Barton was a remarkable woman. ...
