Clara Barton

Clara Barton was an American nurse and humanitarian who founded the American Red Cross in 1881 and served as its president until 1904.

American Red Cross: A humanitarian organization founded in the United States in 1881 to provide disaster relief and aid during war. Barton founded the organization and led it for more than two decades.
American Civil War: A war fought in the United States from 1861 to 1865 between the Union and the Confederacy. Barton gained national prominence by bringing supplies and care to Union troops during the war.
Civil War nursing: The care of sick and wounded soldiers by nurses during the American Civil War. Barton’s work became one of the best-known examples of civilian nursing near battlefields.
American Red Cross disaster relief: The American Red Cross’s organized assistance to people affected by disasters in the United States. Barton’s leadership helped make domestic disaster response a defining part of the organization’s mission.
Frederick Douglass: An American abolitionist, writer, and orator who escaped slavery and became a leading advocate for civil rights. Douglass and Barton both worked for the Union cause during the Civil War.
Battle of Cedar Mountain: An 1862 battle in Virginia between Union and Confederate forces during the American Civil War. Barton provided relief to wounded soldiers after the battle, an early example of her front-line work.
Andersonville Raid: A United States Army expedition in 1865 that searched for missing Union soldiers and documented deaths at Andersonville prison. Barton helped identify missing soldiers and mark graves after the raid.
American Red Cross nursing service: A nursing service developed by the American Red Cross to support public health and emergency care. Barton’s founding organization later formalized nursing as a central relief activity.
Susan B. Anthony: An American reformer who campaigned for women's suffrage and equal rights in the nineteenth century. Anthony’s reform network shared the era’s wider struggle for women’s public influence.
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement: A global humanitarian movement that provides assistance during armed conflict and emergencies. Barton adapted its international relief principles to establish a national organization in the United States.

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