Clara Barton once stated “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” (A Most Horrid Picture). Barton was one of the most influential Americans in the Civil War era. She was the founder of the American Red Cross which has helped millions of people get their lives back after tragedy. Barton had learned her vital nursing skills in her early years when her brother became injured from a farming accident and she stayed home from school for 2 years to nurse him back to health. Barton continued her skills when she went to become a teacher at the age of 16 to inspire and educate children. The American Red Cross is an organization that binds American people together
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Around 1866 she had helped find 22,000 soldiers who had been M.I.A, but after the end of that search she began to look onto bigger goals and ideas. After she had done her volunteer work for the soldiers in the United States she had went to Europe to take a break and try to relax. It was there when the IRC, which is the International Red Cross, had contacted her to continue her relief work because they had heard what superb work she had been doing for the Civil War soldiers. When Barton had visited Europe in search of rest in 1869, she was introduced to a wider field of service through the Red Cross in Geneva, Switzerland (Founder Clara Barton). Subsequently, Barton read A Memory of Solferino, a book written by Henry Dunant, founder of the global Red Cross network which sparked her interest in organizing something similar to the International Red Cross for America (Founder Clara Barton). The fact that even though she was looking for rest, her dedication and compassion for others led her to a bigger and better field of options to help work and save more people. Barton had been inspired by several different sources to accomplish such a immense foundation. After the IRC had contacted Barton she had become heavily involved with relief work for the victims of the Franco Prussian war where just like the Civil War provided vital resources to the soldiers …show more content…
The Red Cross provided relief work and resources to people who have been struck with tragedy caused by natural disasters. In the video on Biography.com titled “Clara Barton” it quoted her saying “..offering up, not a handout,”(Biography.com Editors). That entire statement was how Clara felt during her time in the Civil War and Franco-Prussian War. In the newspaper article “Two Notable Survivors” it explains how “Miss Barton after the war she visited Europe and while there became attached to the army of the Grand Duke of Baden and served throughout the Franco-Prussian war and was an honorary red cross member,”(Fairfield). It shows that not only did she work hard for other but she also was humble and didn’t really need awards or medals but just the simple human being interaction where she could help someone.She was always dedicating herself to somebody and it was never to herself.Over the years she had been given awards recognizing her vital work and selflessness during her life. One award from Russia was the Order of the Silver Cross, the Order of the Iron Cross from Germany and finally the International Red Cross Medal. History.com states some of the work the American Red Cross did was “In 1884, she chartered steamers to carry needed supplies up and down the Ohio and Mississippi rivers to assist flood victims. In 1889, she and 50 volunteers
Around 1866 she had helped find 22,000 soldiers who had been M.I.A, but after the end of that search she began to look onto bigger goals and ideas. After she had done her volunteer work for the soldiers in the United States she had went to Europe to take a break and try to relax. It was there when the IRC, which is the International Red Cross, had contacted her to continue her relief work because they had heard what superb work she had been doing for the Civil War soldiers. When Barton had visited Europe in search of rest in 1869, she was introduced to a wider field of service through the Red Cross in Geneva, Switzerland (Founder Clara Barton). Subsequently, Barton read A Memory of Solferino, a book written by Henry Dunant, founder of the global Red Cross network which sparked her interest in organizing something similar to the International Red Cross for America (Founder Clara Barton). The fact that even though she was looking for rest, her dedication and compassion for others led her to a bigger and better field of options to help work and save more people. Barton had been inspired by several different sources to accomplish such a immense foundation. After the IRC had contacted Barton she had become heavily involved with relief work for the victims of the Franco Prussian war where just like the Civil War provided vital resources to the soldiers …show more content…
The Red Cross provided relief work and resources to people who have been struck with tragedy caused by natural disasters. In the video on Biography.com titled “Clara Barton” it quoted her saying “..offering up, not a handout,”(Biography.com Editors). That entire statement was how Clara felt during her time in the Civil War and Franco-Prussian War. In the newspaper article “Two Notable Survivors” it explains how “Miss Barton after the war she visited Europe and while there became attached to the army of the Grand Duke of Baden and served throughout the Franco-Prussian war and was an honorary red cross member,”(Fairfield). It shows that not only did she work hard for other but she also was humble and didn’t really need awards or medals but just the simple human being interaction where she could help someone.She was always dedicating herself to somebody and it was never to herself.Over the years she had been given awards recognizing her vital work and selflessness during her life. One award from Russia was the Order of the Silver Cross, the Order of the Iron Cross from Germany and finally the International Red Cross Medal. History.com states some of the work the American Red Cross did was “In 1884, she chartered steamers to carry needed supplies up and down the Ohio and Mississippi rivers to assist flood victims. In 1889, she and 50 volunteers