Clara Barton

1821–1912

Clara Barton
SHE SPOKE TO THEM IN HOPEFUL TONES.
Clara Barton was a distinguished American philanthropist. She was born at Oxford, Massachusetts, in 1821. She engaged in relief work during the Civil War, and, as president of the American Red Cross Society, was active in works of charity and relief in various subsequent wars, famines, and other calamities.

Adapted from The Dictionary of Biography by Charles Morris


Key events during the life of Clara Barton:


Year
Event
1821
Birth of Clara Barton.
1870
Beginning of Franco-Prussian War.
1912
Death of Sarah Barton.

Other Resources


Story Links
Book Links
Clara Barton  in  America First—100 Stories from Our History  by  Lawton B. Evans
Clara Barton  in  Heroes of Progress in America  by  Charles Morris
Clara Barton  in  Builders of Our Country: Book II  by  Gertrude van Duyn Southworth


Image Links


She spoke to them in hopeful tones
 in America First—100 Stories from Our History

Dining-room and office in Clara Barton's Home
 in Heroes of Progress in America

Clara Barton
 in Builders of Our Country: Book II


Contemporary
Short Biography