1. December 25, 1821- April 12, 1912 Founder of Red Cross
Clara Barton
December 25, April 12, Founder of Red Cross

2. Where she was born
Clara was born at North Oxford, Massachusetts.

3. Where Clara worked Clara worked as a teacher at nearby schools.
Then later on taught at Bordentown, New Jersey.

4. Clara Barton’s Idea
She brought up the Bureau of Records to Abraham Lincoln and he approved it.
This would allow her to find missing soldiers during the Civil War, which she helped locate about 20,000 soldiers.

5. What she studied
She studied French, German, ancient history, and science.

6. Where she went to school
Clara Barton went to Clinton Liberal Institute in New York.

7. Clara’s Life Clara has never married or had kids.
At age fifteen, Clara taught at local schools.

8. History events during her life time
New Mexico and California becomes a part of the U.S. ( )
The Civil War ( )

9. Who Influenced Clara Barton?
Her dad used to tell her stories about war.
Her brother was sick and she needed to take care of him.

10. Sources http://library.thinkquest.org/5940/cchildhood.html

11. Additional Facts Taught to kids who couldn’t afford to go to school.
Helped bandage her brother when he fell off of a barn.
Had four siblings.
Died in Maryland at the age of 91.