Clara Barton

The American Red Cross was founded by Clara Barton and a small group of her associates on May 21, 1881. The Red Cross is a non-for profit humanitarian organization that relies solely on the donations and support of others. Since its inception, it has been one of the leading and most trusted humanitarian organizations in the World. As recently as August 2017, the Red Cross was again at the forefront of disaster relief providing $573,000 in financial aid, 414,800 in paid overnight stays in…

ways. In Clara Barton: Founder American Red Cross, there are many things in her culture of that time that are different than ours. Some of the differences are in: schooling, medical, laws, and war. In this book, Clara grew up in a different time era than we do now, a lot of stuff was different during that time. Schooling during this time was very different than it is now. When Clara was growing up, the schooling wasn’t as big as it is now for instance, “From Dorothy, the oldest, Clara learned…

Hurricane Matthew made landfall in the United States on Saturday, October 8, bringing up to Category 4 force winds, rain and storm surge to communities across the Southeast. U.S. officials reported damage of at least $10 billion, making Matthew the costliest hurricane since Sandy in 2012. In North Carolina and South Carolina, swollen rivers transformed thoroughfares into canals and homes into sodden islands, in some cases with only the roof or the windows peeking above the water. American Red…

After she dropped out, Clara Barton was homeschooled after years of loneliness in public schools. Although she was fairly happy with her family, when she was eleven, her brother, David, fell of the barn roof after attempting to swing on it to appease a dare given by his friends. Since he was very athletic, he decided it wouldn’t be too difficult. While swinging, the rafter he was hanging on broke off, and David fell. The board struck his head, and he was knocked out. Clara’s family though he was…

Women in the Civil War Women have dealt with many inconveniences over the years, but the Civil War is one of the greatest of them. Many roles of women included nurses, spies, soldiers, housewives, et cetera. Many other women stayed in their hometowns, whom were left lonely by their husbands and relatives who left for war. Some women were longing for adventure, claiming that they could do anything that a man could. Others believed it was only a man’s duty to fight on the battlefield. Other women…

patients were always at a risk of death. The part that people do not ponder about is what types of provisions people acted upon to keep the death count low. Clara Barton for instance was determined to keep the death count low. Since Clara Barton was born during the 19th Century, she was able to change the face of medical history. Clara Barton was an American girl from North Oxford, Massachusetts with a purpose. She was born on Christmas Day in 1821. Additionally,…

I was astonished that some of them were barely teenagers. It had seemed like only a few moments when the sun rose, but I’d stayed with the boy all night. Every few minutes, he’d whisper something about Mary, who I had become. One moment I was Clara Barton, and the next I was Mary Johnson, sister of Hugh Johnson. The sun was up, dragging morning with it. The cool and crisp air surrounding the battlefield. The young boy took a simple glance at me with frosty eyes. You’re not my sister? His pale…

Clara Hughes was born August 27, 1972 (age 42) in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Clara Hughes is a now a world renown hero and role model, Clara is a Olympic cyclist, speed skater and now a humanitarian. Clara Hughes is on a short list of athletes to win olympic medals in both olympics and the Canadian athlete to have won medals at both the Olympic Summer and Olympic Winter Games. Clara didn't win them by chance or luck. She was fierce competitor in whatever she wanted, she won four medals in speedskating…

I hope you are well; I know I am. As of now, the American Red Cross has assigned me to a mobile hospital (Mobile Hospital No. 1) in Coulommiers, a commune located in the Seine-et-Marne department. Here, we treat the men who’ve been severely injured in the battle at Belleau Wood. Both professional nurses and volunteers work together here to minimize casualties. We all hope to greatly reduce the devastating impacts of war, although the frequent visits from Boche aviators make that a bit difficult…

Kathryn (Kitty) Hach-Darrow was a chemist, entrepreneur and philanthropist born on October 20, 1922. She grew up during the great depression. She lived on a farm with her family due, which would later help her afford to go to college. She attended Christian college (currently known as Columbia) for a brief time, and later she transferred to Iowa State with the purpose of becoming a home-economics teacher. During her time in college she was often inspired by Nellie Taylor, who was a chemist that…