Clara Schumann

American Red Cross founded May 21, 1881 by a nurse named Clara Barton, and by 1900 received its first congressional charter the purpose for the Red Cross was aspire compassion and turn that into action (“About Us,” 2018). Prior to the first world war Red Cross introduced the use of first aid, water safety, and public health nursing programs, then after completion of World War II they developed the first nationwide civilian blood program in the 1940s (“About Us,” 2018). With being a humanitarian…

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…

Frederic Chopin was on March 1, 1810 in Zelazowa Wola. Both of his parents were musicians, and it was almost destined for Chopin to be a musical prodigy. In his short life of 39 years, Chopin traveled through Europe, meeting famous composers like Liszt and Cherubini. He composed over 230 works, which were mainly piano pieces. Ever since his childhood, he was destined for greatness. When Chopin was six months old, his family moved to Warsaw, where his father was employed teaching French at the…

Imagine a story in which instead of everything a King touches turning to gold, the things simply die. In Franz Schubert’s Erlkönig, a musical work based on a poem by Goethe, the legend goes that anyone touched by the Elf King dies. There are many aspects that help contribute to the work itself and the story heard throughout the piece. The composition and surrounding stylistic era influenced the work, the composer himself added touches of his own personal style, and the piece helped to represent…

in American medical history is a woman named Clarissa Harlowe Barton, more commonly known as Clara Barton, the founder of the American Red Cross. Clara Barton was the…

Known for its fast paced lifestyle, experimentation, and break in traditions, the ‘Roaring Twenties’ produced ideals and technology that changed America forever. One of the many prominent features of the early 20th century was the emergence of the “flapper,” women who deviated from the traditional Victorian female standards at the time. These women often bobbed their hair, wore short dresses and skirts, and took on many characteristics that had only been deemed appropriate for men. The…

about your arm” Once we got into surgery I instantly decided to begin to draw what was really going on for future reference for if I had to do a solo operation. With little to no disinfectant, infection was on the rise in each patient. I wonder when Clara is going to try and scavenge for more supplies. At the start she brought in four wagons filled with all sorts of supplies for the nurses and surgeons on site. But with each and every patient that number is getting lower and lower. I am so…

Clara Barton once stated “I may be compelled to face danger, but never fear it, and while our soldiers can stand and fight, I can stand and feed and nurse them” (A Most Horrid Picture). Barton was one of the most influential Americans in the Civil War era. She was the founder of the American Red Cross which has helped millions of people get their lives back after tragedy. Barton had learned her vital nursing skills in her early years when her brother became injured from a farming accident and…

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…

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…