Economy, prudence, and a simple life are the sure masters of need, and will often accomplish that which, their opposites, with a fortune at hand, will fail to do.
Clara Barton Quotes
Everybody's business is nobody's business, and nobody's business is my business.
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| Birth: | 25th December, 1821 |
| Death: | 12th April, 1912 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Nurse, Teacher |
About
Clarissa "Clara" Harlowe Barton was born in North Oxford, Massachusetts. She worked as a hospital nurse in the American Civil War, and as a teacher and patent clerk. She was a pioneering nurse who founded the American Red Cross. In 1864 she was appointed by Union General Benjamin Butler as the "lady in charge" of the hospitals at the front of the Army of the James. She is noteworthy for doing humanitarian work at a time when relatively few women worked outside the home.
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