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Which woman gained fame as a civil war nurse and founder of the American Red Cross?
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∙ 14y ago
Clara Barton started the American Red Cross organization, but not the original Red Cross which was founded in Switzerland by Jeah Henri Dunant.
Also, Ms, Barton was a teacher and was not trained as a nurse. She volunteered as such during the American Civil War and throughout a number of other conflicts.
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What is Clara Barton well known for doing in the Civil War?
She was the founder of the Red cross
Was Clara Barton a spy?
No, she was a nurse in the Civil War and the founder of The Red Cross, and its first president.
What three medals did Clara Barton win for her great accomplishments?
Clara Barton saved thousands of soldiers and was a Civil War Nurse. She was against slavery, and for womens rights. She started the American Red Cross program.Clara Barton is the founder of the American Red Cross. She also worked in many government offices and tended to many wounded and sick soldiers.
What is Clara Bartons second nickname?
Clara Barton was the Founder of the Red Cross, and nicknamed the Angel of the battlefield of the Civil War.
What good things did Clara Barton do?
Clearly two major events were extremely important to Clara Barton. One was her volunteering to aid wounded soldiers from both sides in the US Civil War, and the other was her founding the American Red Cross.
What roles did Clara barton play in the civil war?
Clara Barton was a nurse to the wounded soldiers. She also was the founder of the American Red Cross.
Who was the founder of the red cross?
Clara barton is the founder of the red cross
What did barton do?
she was the founder of the American Red Cross Association, nursed those in the Civil War and founded a graveyard for those who died
What was Clara Barton role in the civil?
Clara Barton was credited as the founder of the American Red Cross. She also helped to nurse wounded soldiers.
What was Clara barton role in civil war?
Clara Barton was credited as the founder of the American Red Cross. She also helped to nurse wounded soldiers.
What was Clara bartons role in the civil war?
Clara Barton was credited as the founder of the American Red Cross. She also helped to nurse wounded soldiers.
What is Clara Barton well known for doing in the Civil War?
She was the founder of the Red cross
Was Clara Barton a spy?
No, she was a nurse in the Civil War and the founder of The Red Cross, and its first president.
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What three medals did Clara Barton win for her great accomplishments?
Clara Barton saved thousands of soldiers and was a Civil War Nurse. She was against slavery, and for womens rights. She started the American Red Cross program.Clara Barton is the founder of the American Red Cross. She also worked in many government offices and tended to many wounded and sick soldiers.
What did the American red cross do during the civil war?
Nothing. The last shot of the civil war was fired in June of 1865, and the American red cross was formed in 1881.
Clara Barton?
Launched the American Red Cross in 1881. An "angel" in the Civil War, she treated the wounded in the field. (nurse during the civil war)
