8 This together with proper nutrition helped David to recover (Dubowski 23).9.
Clara was always a superior student and an outstanding teacher. She was given many honors and distinctive recognition in the classroom (Oates 32).10 At seventeen, Clara was given the chance to become a teacher, and soon her education profession started (Maikell-Thomas 1pp).11 She dealt with her pupils justly, and kept them in line without violence ("The Biography of Clara Barton" 2pp).12 She was once quoted, "Child that I was, I did not know that the surest test of discipline is its absence" (Dubowski 27).13 When her community awarded her with "top honors for discipline" in the classroom, Clara was shocked (Dubowski 29).14 Clara decided to further her education and enrolled at Clinton Liberal Institute for female teachers in upstate New York (Dubowski 30).15 After her graduation, she opened her own free school in Bordentown, New Jersey, where she resumed her teaching (Oates 42).16 Not long after, she became very ill and could not even speak above a whisper (Dubowski 36).17 Clara retired from teaching at the age of 32 (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 (Hamilton 39).20 She fed food to the injured, held a sick man's hand, and removed pieces of ammunition lodged within men using only a pocketknife (Sands 12).21 Due to her dedication, Clara was often called "Angel of the Battlefield" (Sands 12).22 Clara's ambition was to prove to the society and the military that they needed her equipment, and her devotion and nerve, to improve the medical establishments on the battlefield (Oates 59).23 In 1862, Clara was finally allowed to carry surplus immediately to the battle site, and soon became the supervisor of Union nurses (Sahlman 2pp).
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. ...
Clara Barton was born on December 25, 1821 to Sally and Stephen Barton in North Oxford Massachusetts. Clara Barton would grow up there with two older sisters and two older brothers. ... Clara Barton moved to the battlefield to become the middle man between the bullet and surgeon. ... Barton would stay with the men and not sleep for days. ... At the age of 90 years in Glen Echo Maryland, Clara Barton died on April 12, 1912. ...
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. ...
