Clara Barton (December 25, 1821 – April 12, 1912)
Role in the War: She Cleaned The Field Hospitals, Distribute Stores, Applied Bandages To Wounds, And Served Food To The Wounded In 1862. Then In 1864 She Was Moved To The Role “Lady In Charge” And Became The Head Nurse. She Then Became Known As The “Angel Of The Battlefield”.
Contributions to History: She Formed The U.S Red Cross And Helped In The Women’s Suffrage Movement And Civil Rights Movement. Pre-War: She Was A Teacher And Got As A Secretary At The US Patent Office (She Was The First Woman Who Had Received A Substantial Clerkship In The Government And Also At A Salary Equal To A Man) Post-War:She When And Found The Unmarked Buried Soldiers And Properly Buried Them. (Also Called “The Search For The Missing Men”) |
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