Clara Barton has saved millions of lives around the globe since her arrival upon the medical field in the 1800s. Clarissa Harlowe Barton was an American Pioneering nurse who founded the Red Cross. She was also a hospital nurse in the American Civil War and was known to have saved thousands of lives. According to Anderson of the Gale Group, “Clara Barton was a very successful worker and always loved helping others, teaching them and caring for them” (Gale Group). In Clara`s lifetime, She has been an influential American, she has created programs to help so many suffering to carry on with their lives, Clara was known to put everyone else before her and by doing this inspired many. Clarissa Barton was born December 25, 1821 in North Oxford, …show more content…
Clara led a mission in Andersonville, GA and ended up locating a total of over 22,000 missing soldiers. According to the “Clara Barton Birthplace Museum, “As the war closed, Clara was flooded with letters from families of missing soldiers. Clara submitted a report to congress including the numbers of inquiries received. Congress approved $15,000 to reimburse her expenses for the work. Her search ended in 1866 with over 22,000 men identified”. (CBBM). Clara Barton is the Founder of The American Red Cross which is an organization that is dedicated to helping those in need throughout the United States. According to Eric Foner, “Clara was 77 and was on the battlefield in Cuba during the Spanish American war . Cuba called her methods into question and shocked everyone in The Red Cross and its local organizations. Barton was unwilling to draw back her ranks of the Red Cross but her inflexibility forced her to resign in 1904. Clara remained actively involved in relief work until her death at age 91 in Glen Echo, Maryland” (Foner). Her commitment to saving lives has made her name well known in today's