The American humanitarian Clara Barton (1821-1912) was the founder of the American Red Cross. Her work made her a symbol of humanitarianism. Clara Barton was born on Dec. 25, 1821, in North Oxford, Mass. She was the youngest child of Stephen Barton, a...

Clara Barton was nicknamed "Angel of the Battlefield" for her extraordinary work with wounded soldiers during the Civil War. Her most lasting legacy, however, was the establishment of the American Red Cross, a relief organization which still exists...

1821-1912 American Founder of the American Red Cross, Teacher and Social Reformer Clara Barton served as a nurse during the American Civil War, but her primary contributions to the war effort were to the monumental task of obtaining supplies,...

Born December 25, 1821 Oxford, Massachusetts Died April 12, 1912 Glen Echo, New York Union nurse known as the "angel of the battlefield" for treating wounded Union soldiers Founded the American Red...

Clarissa Harlowe Barton (December 25, 1821 – April 12, 1912) was a pioneer American teacher, nurse, and humanitarian. She has been described as having had an "indomitable spirit" and is best remembered for organizing the American Red...

CLARA BARTON, PROFESSIONAL ANGEL By Elizabeth Brown Pryor University of Pennsylvania Press 444 pp. $19.95 BIOGRAPHY is a difficult genre and has its fashions. In the chronicles of pre-World War I, American women of achievement-the tomboys who preferred boys' sports to girls', who could...

Red Cross founder Clara Barton must have had a guardian angel when she followed the troops onto the battlefield and nursed the injured. As she cared for one young soldier, a bullet tore through her sleeve and killed him. After the Civil War,...

Today is Monday, May 21, the 141st day of 2007. There are 224 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On May 21, 1927, Charles A. Lindbergh landed his Spirit of St. Louis near Paris, completing the first solo airplane flight across the Atlantic Ocean.On...

Major challenges confront the new head of the American Red Cross, ranging from blood-safety violations and a budget deficit to disaster-response flaws exposed by Hurricane Katrina.But after four years running the Internal Revenue Service, Mark Everson has at least one new advantage. "My 18-year-old daughter...

Provides a history of Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross. Describes her early life and career as a battlefield nurse in the Civil War. Examines what prompted her to form the Red Cross.

A scholarly review of "Clara Barton" by Eve Marko. Discusses the life of the founder of the American Red Cross and details major events which shaped her life.