Clarissa "Clara" Harlowe Barton is among the most honored women ... Barton was in Washington in early 1861 when the Civil War began. One of the first volunteers at the city's infirmary, she ...

And that is the birth of Clara Barton who was born 200 years ago this ... the most infamous events in our history, the American Civil War. As you will see, this was not an easy path for her ...

Mort Kunstler Civil War print. Her tireless efforts on behalf ... American Red Cross historical poster Nearly 140 years after Clara Barton became the first president of the American Red Cross ...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Clara Barton's downtown Washington office, where she led an effort to trace missing soldiers from the Civil War before she founded the American Red Cross, has survived since her ...

Clara Barton was a "trailblazer"who became "arguably the most famous woman in America" during the Civil War, according to authors of a recent book about Barton, the founder of the American Red Cross.

It wasn’t until the Civil War that nursing became an organized ... Many women answered the call, including Clara Barton and Louisa May Alcott.

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Oates, author of "Woman of Valor: Clara Barton and the Civil War". The office received more than 63,000 inquiries, identified 22,000 soldiers, disseminated 99,000 copies of the Rolls of Missing ...

When Clara Barton took on nursing during the U.S. Civil War, she was also part soldier, diplomat, and — since many doctors refused to work with women — a trailblazer. But that last part was ...

WASHINGTON—Clara Barton’s downtown Washington office, where she led an effort to trace missing soldiers from the Civil War before she founded the American Red Cross, has survived since her ...

During the U.S. Civil War, many doctors refused to work with women. Clara Barton, who took on nursing at the time, didn’t listen to them. It started with the Baltimore Riot on April 19 ...