Clara Barton Biography
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. She was prominent as a nurse in the American Civil War. Source: Wikipedia
Biography Snapshot
- Name:
- Clara Barton
- Nationality:
- United States of America
- Profession:
- Nurse, Teacher
- Religion:
- Unitarian Universalism
- Date of Birth:
- December 25, 1821
- Astrological Sign:
- Capricorn
- Date of Death:
- April 12, 1912
- Age at Death:
- 90
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