Clarissa Harlowe Barton was born December 25, 1821, in North Oxford, Massachusetts. Her father, Captain Stephen Barton, was a farmer, horsebreeder, and respected member of the community. Her mother, Sarah, managed the household and taught Barton the importance of cleanliness. Barton was the youngest of five children, and her two ...

Profiles in Caring: Clara Barton 1821 - 1912 An institution that is not selfish must originate in the recognition of some evil that is adding to the sum of human suffering, or diminishing the sum of happiness Clara Barton, a shy farm girl from Massachusetts, harnessed her iron will and devotion to human welfare to accomplish the good works which earned her world fame. Despite life-threatening ...

Discovered historical documents uncover the first official missing persons investigator, Clara Barton By Barbara Maikell-Thomas Gary Scott, a National Park Service regional historian very recently uncovered boxes of civil war memorabilia in a attic of a governmental building slated for demolition. What was found point in the direction that the first missing persons specialists was very likely a ...

Clara Barton in Dansville 1866 and 1876-1886 When the Civil War ended in the spring of 1865, Clara Barton was in her mid-forties. Although she had given three years of active service as a nurse on the front lines of the war, she was again ready to embark on a mission of mercy. She prevailed upon President Abraham Lincoln to advance her cause of establishing an Office of Correspondence with ...

Biography of Clara Barton, who founded the American Red Cross and cared for wounded soldiers on both sides of the conflict during the Civil War.

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Biography of Clara Barton, focus on how the planetary metaphor of Mars was reflected in her life and work, by astrocartographer Robert Couteau ...

Clara Barton and the MIAs: How Did She Do It Editorial by Chip Beck.

Profiles in Citizenship Policy Review January-February 1996, Number 75 Clara's Heart by Laura Morrow. Clara Barton struggled with bureaucratic insensitivity all her life. Her biggest problem was getting official permission to do good. Born Christmas Day, 1821, Barton showed a talent for organizing charity when she established the first free public school in Bordentown, New Jersey. After ...

Clara Barton 1821 - 1912...