Clara Bow

An influential nurse I have chosen to research is Clara Barton. Clara Barton is one of many influential nurses of the past that has shown great bravery and sacrifice in hard times. I am sure we as working professionals can only hope to make such an impact the way she has. I’d like to discuss who Clara Barton was prior to her start in nursing, her many accomplishments, and what she had become known for. Clara Barton was born Clarissa Harlowe Barton in Oxford, Massachusetts in 1821. The youngest…

Clara Barton was an American nurse suffragist and humanitarian who is best remembered for organizing the American Red Cross. Following the outbreak of the Civil War, she independently organized relief for the wounded often bringing her own supplies to front lines. As the war ended she helped locate thousands of missing soldiers, including identifying the dead at Andersonville prison in Georgia. Clara Barton lobbied for U.S. recognition of the International Committee of the Red Cross and became…

I believe with your help The Red Cross can grow and keep working to save lives. The Red Cross Foundation started in America on May 21, 1881 by Clara Barton. Clara Barton heard of the Red Cross while visiting Europe after the Civil War. When Clara returned home she campaigned for an American Red Cross. The United States ratified The Red Cross. Clara Barton was 60 when she founded the American Red Cross.…

Clara Barton was a woman of incredible stamina and valor to whom America as a whole owes much. Her efforts in the Civil War are well remembered and well documented. Her bravery in helping wounded soldiers on the battlefield set her apart from other women of her time, initiating her social work for years to come. The skills she learned as a child she used for the good of humanity. The far reaching influence of Clara Barton’s tireless work helped to drastically improve the healthcare of the…

1. Q: When was San Francisco founded and who founded it? A. San Francisco was founded on June 29, 1776. It was founded by a Spanish explorer named Juan Bautista de Anza and Paloú. Anza lead an expedition northwest to the Pacific Coast and established the first successful overland connection between Sonora and Northern California. The Mexican viceroy was so impressed, he commissioned Anza to return to the San Francisco Bay and set up a permanent settlement. (San Francisco History) 2. Q: What is…

happiness and beauty. The illusion was that, the more the consumer possessed, the closer they were to achieving this image. The economy of the 1920’s depended on consumer demand, one advertiser says, “without imagination, no wants. Without wants, no demand to have them supplied.” This means that if people didn’t have the capacity to desire products, then there would simply be no demand for them. Everything celebrities wore, ate, drank, used, and drove, were soon picked up by the public…

mentions the romance that Constance Talmadge is known for, he mentions the love of Clara Bow and similar actresses like Betty Compson and Barbara La Marr. He states that they are women who “couldn’t reason themselves into loving a man just because he was a good provider” (96). These are women who love for love’s sake. There is nothing reasonable about their romance. It is all based on their emotions. He adds that Clara Bow “belongs back in the days when love was really a woman’s whole…

In 1927, Clara Bow, starred in a movie that forever changed the roll that makeup had in women’s lives forever. The movie was called “It,” and she was the “It Girl,” not just in the movie but in the real world too. According to IMBD, the movie is about Clara’s character, named Betty Lou, whom does everything in her power to marry her wealthy business man of a boss. Her attitude and over all look made her an icon that impacted the makeup industry eternally. Her look became immortal, every woman in…

finally topple over the edge with a bang. I was incredibly impressed with the magnificent historical fiction that one of our own Texas Tech students was able to create and share. I was not aware of the interesting and shocking life of Henry and Clara Rathbone and their connection to the Lincoln. After further research following attending the show I was very awe-struck by how the Erin was able to craft a look into the minds of this couple in an extremely odd situation and imagine what they were…

alive and large. Lips were started to be painted with new lipstick. Women would even line lips to make their lips look narrow, and try to emphasize the bow of the upper lip and show the depth of their lower lip. The bow of the upper lip was was often called the cupid’s bow, because of the one who influences who was Clara Bow. (Herald) Clara Bow was an American actress who rose to stardom in silent films like Down to the Sea in Ships and Rough House Rosie. Because of this new makeup fad, it made…