Clara Barton

Born: December 25, 1821
Died: April 12, 1912
Parents: Mother-Sarah Stone, Father- Stephen Barton.
Siblings: Sisters- Dolly, Sally. Brothers- Stephen, David
Education: Her older sister Dolly and Sally taught her to read at a young age, brother Stephen taught her math, and brother David taught her to ride on horses.
Early Life: Was taught at early age, had a very stressful family, was made fun of by own family members, and siblings had to care for her. Throughout all the hardships in the family she learned to use it as a skill which was later known as being a army nurse. As a teenager she was challenged by boys to a game, defeated them, had an award of discipline given to her school, offered many different types of jobs and the amount of pay that only male teachers were suppose to get, so she taught at school for 10 years.
Reasons for being Famous: Clarissa Harlowe Barton was famous for being a very helpful volunteer/nurse in the Civil War and she also started the American Red Cross.
Other facts: Clara was also known as "The Angel of Civil War Battlefields". In 1893 the American Red Cross formed and was later changed to the name American National Red Cross. After the War she stayed at a house in North Oxford where many children asked about her childhood, so she published a book called "The Story of My Childhood" in the year 1907. Later she died at Glen Echo from pneumonia.