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Clarissa Harlow Barton Born December 25 th 1821 in north oxford Massachusetts 1821-1912

Clarissa Harlow Barton Born December 25 th 1821 in north oxford Massachusetts 1821-1912 . By : Katie Usndek. Quotes made form Clara herself. “Offering a hand up, not a handout” “The door that nobody else will go in at, seems always to swing open widely for me”

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Clarissa Harlow Barton Born December 25 th 1821 in north oxford Massachusetts 1821-1912

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  1. Clarissa Harlow BartonBorn December 25th 1821 in north oxford Massachusetts1821-1912 By : Katie Usndek

  2. Quotes made form Clara herself • “Offering a hand up, not a handout” • “The door that nobody else will go in at, seems always to swing open widely for me” • “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.” • (This is what people called her mission in life in her own quote) "You must never so much as think whether you like it or not, whether it is bearable or not; you must never think of anything except the need, and how to meet it.“

  3. Reason why she is deemed a hero • She was known as "Angel of the Battlefield. • establishment of a free public school in Borden town in New Jersey • She became the founder of the American red cross in 1881 She became the first woman in the United States to become a copyist in the Patent Office in Washington, DC.

  4. PERSONAL BACKGROUND • Clara aka Clarissa Barton was the fifth youngest child that was born in her middle class family Brothers: Steven and DavidSisters: Dorothy and Sally Father Captain Stephen Barton Mother Sara Stone Barton

  5. School • She we taught by her bothers and sisters • At the age of 17 she started teaching • One of her best achievements was the establishment of a free public school in Borden town in New Jersey

  6. medical • At the age of 11 She nursed her brother David form a nasty fall off the barn for two years • She became the founder of the American red cross in 1881 • Us surgeon general William almond granted Clara a pass to travel with the army ambulances and help the wounded soldiers

  7. Cont medical • Even at the age of 77 she was working at Havana Cuba when the start of the Spanish American war she took care of sick and wounded soldiers she was working 16 hours a day delivering supplies by mule wagon to help them fight of diseases such as dysentery, typhoid, malaria and the yellow fever

  8. First Red Cross Headquarters—1882-1892. 1915 Vermont Avenue, Washington, D.C • First Red Cross Headquarters—1882-1892. Vermont Avenue, Washington, D.C

  9. Missing soldiers • After the civil war Clara received a list of dead soldiers who had been killed in the Andersonville Confederate Prison camp in Georgia • 45,000 Union soldiers were killed at Andersonville, 13,000 of them were dying from extreme exposure, disease and starvation. Clara found out all the fates of their family's loved ones, and also where they were buried.

  10. married? • Clara was never married or had any children of her own but she was involved in an affair with Colonel John Enwall married soldier stationed with her at Hilton Head, South Carolina.

  11. Books she wrote • History of the Red Cross(1882) • The Red Cross in Peace and War(1899) • She wrote a famous poem, The Women Who Went to the Field that was a tribute to the Civil War nurses.

  12. Places named after Clara • Barton County, Kansas Barton County, Kansas • Clara Barton School in Bordentown, New Jersey Bordentown, New Jersey • Clara Barton Drive in Fairfax Station, Virginia Fairfax Station, Virginia • Barton Hall, Iowa State University • Clara Barton Primary school in Oxford, MA • Clara Barton subdivision of Edison, NJ • Clara Barton Parkway in Maryland • Clara Barton Rest Area in New Jersey • Clara Barton District, a regional association of Unitarian Universalist Association member congregations • Clara Barton Elementary School in Corona, California • Clara Barton Elementary School in Alton, Illinois • Clara Barton Elementary School in Anaheim, California • Clara Barton Elementary School in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania • Clara Barton Open School in Minneapolis, Minnesota • Clara Barton School in Fargo, North Dakota • Clara Barton Street in Dansville, NY Dansville, Livingston County, New York • Clara Barton High School Clara Barton High School • Clara Barton Community Center, Cabin John, MD • Clara Barton First Aid Squad, Edison NJ • Barton's Crossing, Pittsfield, Ma

  13. Fun facts • She was a animal person love kittens the most • Clara loved the color red. • She's a Christmas baby • She is a Catholic. • Clara Barton was a vegetarian. • She named her first dog Button. • Clara like to ride a horse in her spare time?

  14. she died on April 12 1912 due to complications of an cold Burial:North CemeteryOxford (Worcester County)Worcester CountyMassachusetts, USA

  15. Rescores • http://americancivilwar.com/women/cb.html • www.civilwarhome.com/bartonbio.htm • www.incwell.com/biographies/barton.html • http://www.incwell.com/Biographies/Barton.html • http://www.clarabartonbirthplace.org/kids_corner/faq_facts • http://winningthevote.org/CBarton.html

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