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American National Red Cross
Best known for founding the American Red Cross, this pioneering nurse and humanitarian turned compassion into action during some of the country's hardest moments. Her life story blends Civil War bravery, relentless public service, and a lasting impact on disaster relief in the United States.
9 Audiobooks
American Red Cross Text-Book on Home Hygiene and Care of the Sick
by American National Red Cross, Jane A. Delano, Isabel McIsaac, Anne Hervey Strong
The American Red Cross Bulletin (Vol. IV, No. 4, October 1909)
by American National Red Cross
The American Red Cross Bulletin (Vol. IV, No. 3, July 1909)
by American National Red Cross
The American Red Cross Bulletin (Vol. IV, No. 2, April 1909)
by American National Red Cross
The American National Red Cross Bulletin (Vol. I, No. 3, July 1906)
by American National Red Cross
The American National Red Cross Bulletin, Vol. I, No. 2, April, 1906
by American National Red Cross
The American Red Cross Bulletin (Vol. IV, No. 1, January 1909)
by American National Red Cross
The American National Red Cross Bulletin, Vol. I, No. 1, January, 1906
by American National Red Cross
The American Red Cross Magazine (Vol. 8, No. 2, April 1913)
by American National Red Cross
About the author
Born in Massachusetts in 1821, Clara Barton began her working life as a teacher and later worked in the U.S. Patent Office, one of the few women in federal service at the time. She became widely known during the Civil War for bringing supplies and nursing care directly to soldiers in the field, earning a reputation for courage and persistence.
After seeing the International Red Cross movement in Europe, she pushed for a similar organization in the United States. In 1881, she helped found the American National Red Cross and went on to lead it for more than two decades, shaping its role in both wartime aid and disaster relief at home.
Barton's legacy reaches far beyond one institution. Remembered as a practical, determined humanitarian, she helped expand the idea that emergency relief should be organized, fast, and available to ordinary people in times of crisis.