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Clara Barton's Birth
Clara Barton was born on December 25, 1821. -
Clara Barton becomes a teacher
"In 1838, at the age of sixteen, Clara became a teacher in a one-room schoolhouse in North Oxford, Massachusetts" Source: http://clarabartonbirthplace.org/site/?q=node/2 The school house Clara Barton taught at in her early years of teaching. -
Clara Barton founded a school
With the help of the local school committee, Clara decided to open her own school in Bordentown. She was disappointed when only six students appeared on the first day of classes, but word soon spread of Clara's teaching abilities and by the end of the school year she had over 200 pupils. Source: http://clarabartonbirthplace.org/site/?q=node/2 Picture of Clara Barton when she was a teacher. -
Clara Barton becomes the first woman to work in a patent office
Clara Barton was the first woman to work in the U.S. Patent Office. Picture of the patent office Clara Barton worked at. -
Clara Barton gained permission to transport supplies to battlefields
"When our armies fought on Cedar Mountain, I broke the shackles and went to the field. Five days and nights with three hours' sleep- a narrow escape from capture- and some days of getting the wounded into hospitals at Washington brought Saturday, August 30." Source: Clara Barton :Healing the Wounds -
Battle of Cedar Mountain , Virginia
This was the first documented battle at which Clara Barton served in the battlefield. Arriving on August 13, she spent two days and nights tending the wounded. Published by Currier & Ives, [between 1862 and 1872] -
Battle of Chantilly, Virginia
Clara Barton tended to the wounded and prepared the injured for evacuation by train to Washington, DC. -
Battle of South Mountain, Maryland
Clara Barton aided the wounded at battles near Harper’s Ferry and South Mountain. -
Battle of Antietam, Maryland
At Antietam, she ordered the drivers of her supply wagons to follow the cannon and traveled all night, actually pulling ahead of military medical units. While the battle raged, she and her associates dashed about bringing relief and hope to the field. Source: http://www.redcross.org/about-us/history/clara-barton -
Battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia
Clara Barton assisted in a hospital of the IX Corps, which was established at the Lacy House (Chatham Manor). -
Clara Barton meets Dr. Louis Appia,
While visiting Switzerland to regain her health, Clara Barton met Dr. Louis Appia, and, for the first time, read about the International Red Cross -
American Association of the Red Cross was established
American Red Cross was ratified on May 21, 1881. -
President of the American Red Cross
Clara Barton is chosen to be the first president of the American Red Cross. -
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Clara Barton as president of the American Red Cross
"The American Red Cross, with Barton at its head, was largely devoted to disaster relief for the first 20 years of its existence." Source: http://www.redcross.org/about-us/history/clara-barton -
America joined the International Red Cross
"Chester Arthur, signed the treaty in 1882 and a few days later the Senate ratified it." Source: http://www.redcross.org/about-us/history/clara-barton -
Mississippi River Floods
Clara Barton directed American Red Cross relief efforts during flooding along the Mississippi River while aboard the ship Mattie Belle. -
Clara Barton as superintendent of the Massachusetts Reformatory Prison for Women
Governor Benjamin F. Butler requested that Clara Barton be given the temporary position but she resigned after eight months. She spoke at the International Conference on Prison Reform held in Saratoga, New York. -
Ohio River Floods
Severe flooding left over 5,000 families' homeless. Clara Barton directed the relief effort and the American Red Cross distributed $175,000 in cash and supplies. -
Charleston, South Carolina, Earthquake
Clara Barton travelled to the disaster area and the American Red Cross donated $500. -
Johnstown, Pennsylvania Flood
Clara Barton arrived to direct relief operations after over 2,000 died and thousands more were left homeless. During four months of work, over $200,000 in supplies and $39,000 in cash were provided. This disaster relief program became the most celebrated effort in the early history of the American Red Cross. -
Armenian Famine Relief, Ottoman Empire
Clara Barton travelled to Istanbul and supervised the relief of the starving and sick through the encouragement of more advanced farming techniques and hygiene practices. Clara Barton distributed over $115,000 in aid despite the hostile conditions presented by the Ottoman-Armenian conflict. Clara Barton opened the first Red Cross in Turkey -
Arrive in Galveston, TX
Last field operation as president of American Red Cross -
Clara Barton elected president for life
Clara Barton was elected President of the American Red Cross for life. -
Clara Barton dies
Clara Barton dies due to the disease tuberculosis. She died at the age of 90.
