In today's mini episode, we'll talk about Clara Barton and her contributions to United States history--including the thousands of people she helped after the Johnstown flood that I talked about in the last episode. How much of Clara's story did you already know?
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“10 Facts: Clara Barton.” American Battlefield Trust, April 13, 2021. https://www.battlefields.org/learn/articles/10-facts-clara-barton.
“American Women of Fame.” The Chicago Chronicle (Chicago, Illinois), March 14, 1897. www.newspapers.com.
“Busy Life of Clara Barton Nearing End.” The Tampa Times (Tampa, Florida), April 4, 1912. www.newspapers.com.
“Clara Barton.” About Clara Barton | Red Cross Founder | American Red Cross. Accessed August 3, 2021. https://www.redcross.org/about-us/who-we-are/history/clara-barton.html.
“The Flood and the American Red Cross.” Johnstown Area Heritage Association, May 31, 2020. https://www.jaha.org/attractions/johnstown-flood-museum/flood-history/the-flood-and-the-american-red-cross/.
“For the KIDS: Frequently Asked Questions About Clara Barton.” Clara Barton Birthplace Museum. Accessed August 3, 2021. https://www.clarabartonbirthplace.org/claras-life/frequently-asked-questions-about-clara-barton/.
“Frederick Douglass National Historic Site.” National Parks Service. U.S. Department of the Interior. Accessed August 3, 2021. https://www.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/douglass/exb/womensRights/frdo36.html.
Michals, Debra. “Clara Barton Biography.” National Women's History Museum. Accessed August 3, 2021. https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/clara-barton.
Rochester (N.Y.) Herald. “Miss Barton and the Red Cross.” The Marysville Signal (Marysville, Kansas), September 22, 1881. www.newspapers.com.
