Clara Barton's Role In The Civil War

As Clara Barton once said “I may sometimes be willing to teach for nothing, but if paid at all, I shall never do a man's work for less than a man's pay.” Women throughout wars such as World War I, II, and the Civil War, had many struggles which were overpowered by their multiple successes and their strong roles in those wars. Clara Barton was one of the many women who volunteered themselves to be a nurse in the war. Without women like her who stepped up to take part in the war women wouldn’t have been able to break out of their roles as homemakers and housewives. Taking action to prove to the rest of society that women were more than just housewives, and rather they were capable of doing more hands on things like being in the war made others treat them with more respect; leading to women earning more rights in the future. …show more content…
Women then stepped up to do many different jobs to help such as fighting alongside the men in war (disguised as a man), being a nurse, or a camp follower. When only a few women stepped up to do these things it was considered out of the norm even though it was just an act of generosity to them. Looking back on letters that Clara Barton sent to her cousin it became clear what life was like for her before the war started. In these few letters she informs her cousin about what she’s doing to prepare for the much anticipated war “I will head to Fredericksburg tomorrow evening and take down some supplies, and return in a very short time…” This letter informs us about her important job of getting essential supplies needed for the nurses