Believe it or not‚ the American Red Cross was not always a widely known charity. The American Red Cross Started in 1881‚ following Clara Bartons’ trip to Europe shortly after the civil war. Barton campaigned for ratification of the Geneva Convention‚ a small charity that protects the war-injured. The Convention was ratified in 1882. Barton led the American Red Cross for 23 years before she died. The American Red Cross impacts millions of lives across the globe. Local Red Cross buildings
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The Importance of The American Red Cross During World War Two The American Red Cross is an emergency response organization that was founded by a historical-well known woman named‚ Clara Barton in 1881. The American Red Cross were not only care takers but they also delivered personal messages and packages to military families. Sending important urgent information to the loved one’s of American soldiers. Blood donations were taken by the American Red Cross allowing blood and plasma to be given to the
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Sarah Bates 2/2/13 P-2 Final of Clara Barton “My business is staunching blood‚ and feeding fainting men."‚ Clara Barton once wrote according to the Clara Barton Birthplace museum‚ 2010. One of the most important humanitarians and courageous people that has ever lived is Clara Barton. Barton posses the qualities and fits the definition of courageous through her actions as she encounters life of helping to aid soldiers in very extreme surroundings‚ donating munificently to the war‚ and trying
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in American history and is a leading charity today. The American Red Cross was founded by Clara Barton a civil war nurse who was inspired by the Swiss Red Cross while she was traveling through Europe was established on May‚ 21‚ 1881 in Washington D.C.when she was 60 years old. Clara Barton then continued to lead the American Red Cross for 23 years. (http://www.redcross.org/about-us/history)Clara Barton died on April‚ 12‚ 1912. One of the main roles of the American Red Cross and any Red Cross for
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restrictions on women’s careers. In 1860 she organized the first training school for nurses in London‚ England. She was a pioneer in the schooling of nurses. She made more women want to join the working ranks and become nurses. (Simkin) Clara Barton Clara Barton was born in Massachusetts in 1821. In her early teen years‚ she was forced to tend to a seriously ill brother. This helped her overcome shyness and piqued her interest in medicine. She later became a teacher‚ but ended that in her early 30’s
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Clara Barton Clarissa Harlowe "Clara" Barton was a pioneer nurse who founded the American Red Cross. In addition to being a hospital nurse‚ she worked as a teacher‚ patent clerk‚ and humanitarian. At a time when relatively few women worked outside the home‚ Barton built a career helping others. She was never married‚ as she knew the restrictions of a married woman at the time‚ but had a relationship with John J. Elwell. During the end of the American Civil War‚ Barton worked at a hospital
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woman‚ a sickly child‚ or even a disabled man. This is because a true hero is one who goes to the extremes and perform above and beyond expectations‚ often at the risk of his or her safety‚ to help those in need. Virgil’s Aeneas from Aeneid‚ and Clara Barton from the Civil War‚ perfectly exemplify
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classified as activists. However‚ if it were not for the brave young women that shaped medical nursing‚ many of the factors that are practiced today would not receive credit. Merely focusing on just handful of women are Florence Nightingale‚ Clara Barton‚ Dorothea Dix‚ Mary Mahoney‚ and Lillian Wald. Florence Nightingale might be known as the most famous registered nurse in American history. She was born in 1820 to a wealthy family that did not approve Florence working as a nurse. The family felt
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soldiers of the war. Gale‚ Cengage Learning informs us that‚ “Previously‚ it was unprecedented for women to be on the front-line‚ but Barton eventually became so trusted that she worked exclusively on battlefields for much of her career.” Mrs. Clara Barton soon became known as the “Angel of the Battlefield” and was eventually made Superintendent of the Union nurses. Barton witnessed sixteen different battle fields and so inclined her to encourage the United States to adopt the Red Cross model she has
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successful as it is today and would not have been able to save as many lives as it has. Following the civil war‚ in 1881‚ visionary leader Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross (American Red Cross). She started the organization in order to provide aide and support for the military as well as their families and relief work internationally. Barton saw needs and she wanted to meet them. The American Red Cross has played a significant role in World War I and World War II. During World War II
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