Clara Harlowe Barton is an extremely important person in American history as well as Women’s American History. Many people may not even know who she is. Among many, her most influential role was that she founded the American Red Cross. If that is not interesting enough, she was also a teacher, a nurse, and served in the civil war. Clara was born in the town of Oxford in Massachusetts on Christmas morning of 1821. Throughout Clara’s life it was negotiable that she cared more about others than she did herself. She was not caught up in trying to please people by her outside appearance but by the way she gave back to the people around her. Clara realized that she had a calling to help people when she was at a young age. She learned this because …show more content…
When she began school at the age of 4 she was able to spell three syllable words, this shows how intelligent she was because many children of that age are just beginning to spell one syllable words (Founder Clara Barton). It is notable that when Clara began her career as an educator, most teachers were men and it was not considered a norm for a woman to be a teacher. When people think of a teacher they think of someone who is getting paid for their service. Clara did not get paid to teach these children. Clara quickly proved her capabilities to society because she was a very intelligent woman and some would say that she had a talent for words (Founder Clara Barton). She volunteered her time for the good of others. She enjoyed giving her time to serve others of her community. During Clara’s time in education, she would write about everything all the time, herself included. She enjoyed writing because it was something she was good at. Clara also had other skills that enhanced her teaching abilities; one of these skills was her ability to speak to people and in front of crowds (Founder Clara Barton). Many would agree that this would help her in her accomplishments later in life. Clara took a career change shortly after her years as an educator. She then