Clara Barton

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Have you ever wondered what Anson Jones life was like and why he mattered to texas and Texas History?Well today in this essay you are going to learn why he mattered to Texas and Texas History and what his life was like. Anson Jones was born on January 20,1798 in Great Barrington ,Massachusetts.His mom and dad was Sarah and Solomon Jones.He was the youngest child of 13 children.Anson’s mom died when he was 18 years old.Anson’s Father was a saddler.Anson assisted his dad while working on his…

Clara Barton is a strong woman, who fought to save the lives of several soldiers including the education of several young people. She is one of the most honored women in American history. Her success started at the school at the age of three where she was good at reading and spelling. First, she gained her first experience in nursing when she was 11 years old when her brother David became seriously ill following an accident, and she cared for him for two years, that was a crucial thing that made…

Clara Barton Clara Barton was a very brave humanitarian, educator, Civil War nurse, and patriotic person. She took care of wounded and ill soldiers in the Civil War on both the North and South sides. She treated both black and white men of the Civil War with equality. Clara Barton was given the name “Angel of the Battlefield” because she was taking care of a soldier when she had to use her pocket knife to remove a bullet from his cheek. This name also came from the time she was taking care of a…

Background Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin was born on May 12, 1910 in Cairo, Egypt to her parents, John and Grace Crowfoot. Her father was a school inspector who later gained an interest in archeology and became the Director of Jerusalem’s British School of Archaeology. Dorothy’s fascination with chemistry and crystals started when she was ten on a visit to Sudan to visit her father. While she was there, her parents’ friend let her study and analyze chemicals. When she was fifteen, she received a…

Martha Chase Martha Cowles Chase was born November 20, 1927 in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. Graduated from Wooster, Ohio in 1950 and earned her bachelor's degree. In 1952, Martha used a kitchen blender to help prove DNA is the molecule that carries genetic information. This provided a foundation of molecular biology and inspired Dr. Watson to develop the double helix bond model of DNA. In 1953, Martha left college to work at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee. In 1964, she went back to…

Cross got started? Well, Clara Barton had a little to do with the start of the Red Cross. All it took was the skills of being a nurse and the courage to do it. Born in Massachusetts on December 25, 1821 [History.com] was Clara Barton. Clara grew up with a dad that happened to be a captain in the war. Since her dad was a captain, he had to know all about geography and he had taught Clara a few things. Clara also picked up a few facts about the battlefield. As Clara started to get older,…

only nurses, but in the civil war, they were so much more. Clara Barton was a woman who worked as a Clerk in the U.S. Patent Office in Washington D.C. She later paved the way for women and nurses in the future. She briefly made the same amount of money as a man did. They pay did not last long. After she was a clerk, she got recruited to be a nurse in the Civil War. She soon saved many lives and also helper serve her country. Clara Barton later formed The American Red Cross. The American Red…

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.…

Introduction: What impact did Florence Nightingale and Clara Barton have on public health and the status of women? Florence Nightingale and Clara Barton both played important roles during their respective wars in assisting injured soldiers to heal quickly and effectively. Nightingale lived from 1820 to 1910, while Barton lived from 1821 to 1912. Both women completely changed the field of nursing with their contributions; their impact on the medical society has yet to be matched and will be quite…