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the end of that search she began to look onto bigger goals and ideas. After she had done her volunteer work for the soldiers in the United States she had went to Europe to take a break and try to relax. It was there when the IRC, which is the International Red Cross, had contacted her to continue her relief work because they had heard what superb work she had been doing for the Civil War soldiers. When Barton had visited Europe in search of rest in 1869, she was introduced to a wider field of…

Red Cross has changed lives of those who are in need, by providing emergency assistance throughout the United States and worldwide. Clara Barton has found the organization during her journey in Europe, and she acknowledges the work done by the International Red Cross. Throughout the history, she is one of the many influential people who are recognize for their work in improving health care quality. The work done by her has left a legacy, and she has made a difference to the soldiers that she has…

Clarissa Harlowe Barton was born December 25, 1821, in Massachusetts, to Captain Stephen and Sarah Barton. Her father was a prosperous businessman and community leader who served in the Indian wars and used to amuse Clara with war stories. Clara was mainly educated at home by her older sibling, she was the youngest of five children, and she was very shy. When Clara was 11 years old, her brother got injured and required medical attention at home, so Clara nursed him for 2 years, and that is how…

Women had a very big role in the Civil War. Nurses paved the way for nurses in the future, while saving lives. Women were not 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…

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…

An influential nurse I have chosen to research is Clara Barton. Clara Barton is one of many influential nurses of the past that has shown great bravery and sacrifice in hard times. I am sure we as working professionals can only hope to make such an impact the way she has. I’d like to discuss who Clara Barton was prior to her start in nursing, her many accomplishments, and what she had become known for. Clara Barton was born Clarissa Harlowe Barton in Oxford, Massachusetts in 1821. The youngest…

wounded often bringing her own supplies to front lines. As the war ended she helped locate thousands of missing soldiers, including identifying the dead at Andersonville prison in Georgia. Clara Barton lobbied for U.S. recognition of the International Committee of the Red Cross and became president of the American branch when it was founded in 1881 Clara Barton continued her humanitarian work throughout several foreign wars and domestic crises before her death in 1912. Clara Barton was born in…

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…

There are many Non-Governmental Organization being established by people who are trying to help others that are in a dire situation. These organization are usually seen in action in countries that are consider poor or countries that are struck by a terrible natural disaster. People from all over the world donate money to those organization so that these organization can use these money to help people in those countries, medically and also help them rebuild houses. However, are those so call…

Red Cross. An international organization that's been helping other for 136 years, founded under the terms of the agreement from Geneva, Switzerland (the rule of the humane treatment). More than 25,000 volunteers support The Red Cross in helping others, and donations keep the programs running, but The Red cross foundation needs more help. I 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.…