Envision yourself being a soldier in the Civil War. You get shot in the leg and it is absolutely impossible for you to be able to survive without help. In the midst of a battle that rages on, often senseless, a woman works relentless to help the wounded and dying. The woman bends to treat another wounded soldier when a stray bullet passes through her sleeve and slaughters the soldier. The nurse was Clara Barton; a woman who works on, undaunted. For taking these actions, she is a heroic and stout hearted lady. For what reason would she place herself in these critical, hazardous circumstances? Soldiers alluded to Barton as the "Angel of the Battlefield". The seeds for the person Clara Barton would become were planted decades before the Civil
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Her calling was not based on whether she liked it or not, whether it was easy or hard. Her passion came from the needs of her fellowmen in times of crisis and she worked hard in finding solutions for them. She believed that it was her duty to ease the hardships and sufferings of other people, especially in unfavorable situations. She once said, “You must never so much think as whether you like it or not, whether it is bearable or not; you must never think of anything except the need, and how to meet it.” Earlier in her career, she had helped found a thriving school. Instead of hiring her as the superintendent, the school hired a man from outside. The man was paid double Clara’s salary. Clara was expected to remain subordinate, however, she did not. She left the school and became the first woman to work as a clerk in the U. S. Patent Office. Barton’s Civil War work would have been more than enough to secure her legacy. Her most well-known legacy, however, was established after the war. With characteristic determination, Barton founded the American chapter of the Red Cross. Clara Barton once said, “An institution or reform movement that is not selfish, must originate in the recognition of some evil that is adding to the sum of human suffering, or diminishing the sum of happiness.” Her power of charity was her
Her calling was not based on whether she liked it or not, whether it was easy or hard. Her passion came from the needs of her fellowmen in times of crisis and she worked hard in finding solutions for them. She believed that it was her duty to ease the hardships and sufferings of other people, especially in unfavorable situations. She once said, “You must never so much think as whether you like it or not, whether it is bearable or not; you must never think of anything except the need, and how to meet it.” Earlier in her career, she had helped found a thriving school. Instead of hiring her as the superintendent, the school hired a man from outside. The man was paid double Clara’s salary. Clara was expected to remain subordinate, however, she did not. She left the school and became the first woman to work as a clerk in the U. S. Patent Office. Barton’s Civil War work would have been more than enough to secure her legacy. Her most well-known legacy, however, was established after the war. With characteristic determination, Barton founded the American chapter of the Red Cross. Clara Barton once said, “An institution or reform movement that is not selfish, must originate in the recognition of some evil that is adding to the sum of human suffering, or diminishing the sum of happiness.” Her power of charity was her