Clara Barton
Clarissa Harlowe "Clara" Barton was an American nurse who founded the American Red Cross. She was a hospital nurse in the American Civil War, a teacher, and a patent clerk. Since nursing education was not very formalized, and she did not attend nursing school, she provided self-taught nursing care.
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- 🏆 National Women's Hall of Fame🏆 Maryland Women's Hall of Fame🏆 New Jersey Hall of Fame
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1821
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Birth1912
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