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How Did Celia Barton Influence The American Red Cross

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“The surest test of discipline is it’s absence.” Clara Barton said this meaning that you only know your discipline when you aren’t using it. You only know your manners when you see how different it is when you don’t use them or see someone not using them, that is what Clara meant when she said this. Clara came in contact with many people when she was a nurse so she must have met people who weren’t as disciplined as her, she saw her discipline when she saw how little others were. Clara Barton impacted society by organizing supply depots for soldiers, serving as a nurse in World War 1 and organizing the American Red Cross
Clara Barton was born as Clarissa Harlowe on December 25, 1821 in Oxford Massachusetts. She was homeschooled and very shy, …show more content…

She stopped working as a clerk and became a nurse in 1864, she eventually became the superintendent of nurses. Clara worked close to the battlefield and specialized in helping soldiers. She spent 4 years searching for missing soldiers on request of President Abraham Lincoln.
Clara’s health got really bad so she went to Europe for treatment, she came back from Europe in 1872. While she was in Europe she researched the Red Cross in the Franco Prussian War. When she came back home Clara campaigned to get a Red Cross in the United States, which payed off in 1881. She directed Red Cross work for 23 years, she resigned in 1904. Clara Barton died on April 12, 1912 at the age of 91 in Glen Echo, Maryland.
Clara Barton impacted society by organizing supply depots, serving as a nurse in World War 1 and organizing the American Red Cross. She helped so many families find and treat their fathers and husbands. Clara helped soldiers by giving free supplies to prevent the suffering caused by lack of supplies. Clara inspires people today because she was very independent and didn’t rely on anyone for anything. She was never married so she never relied on a guy for money or labor, Clara was very strong and that is why she inspires me and most other

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