The Life of Clarissa Harlowe Barton
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The Birth of Clara Barton
12/25/1821Clara was born in North Oxford, Massachusetts to Captain Stephen and Sarah Barton.
Clara Becomes a Teacher
1839Clara becomes a teacher in Massachusetts.
Clara Starts Her Own School
1845Clara taught school for 10 years and then decided to find a different job.
Clara Helps Civil War Soldiers
1861Clara helped Civil War Soldiers by giving them food and clothes. She was also a nurse who helped wounded soldiers on the battlefield.
Clara Creates a Cemetery
1865Clara creates a cemetery around the graves of soldiers from a war prison in Georgia.
Clara Learns About the Red Cross
1869Clara visits Europe and learns about the Red Cross in Geneva, Switzerland. This is how she gets the idea for starting the American Red Cross.
The American Red Cross is Created
1881She created the American Red Cross in 1881 and would be the leader of it for 23 years.
Worked at a Women's Prison
05/1883 - 12/1883Clara was the superintendent at the Massachusetts Reformatory Prison for Women.
Clara Dies
04/12/1912Clara dies at her home in Glen Echo, Maryland. She was buried in Oxford, Massachusetts.
