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Clara Barton, American nurse and humanitarian, founded the American Red Cross (born 1821)

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Clara Barton

American Civil War nurse and founder of the American Red Cross (1821–1912)

Clarissa Harlowe 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 then very formalized and she did not attend nursing school, she provided…
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American Red Cross

American humanitarian organization

The American National Red Cross sometimes referred to as ANRC, is a nonprofit humanitarian organization that provides emergency assistance, disaster relief, and disaster preparedness education in the United States. Clara Barton founded the organization in 1881 after initially…
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