Strangers are only strangers until you get to know each other; the fun starts when you make the connection. 5 Interesting Facts About Clara Barton She gave her own money to raise funds She raised most of the funds for her efforts out of her pocket. She risked her life often She nearly ...
Clara Barton was the founder of the American Red Cross. Barton was educated at home and began teaching at age 15. She attended the Liberal Institute at Clinton, N.Y. (1850–51). In 1852 in Bordentown, N.J., she established a free school that soon became
American Red Cross, U.S. humanitarian and disaster-relief organization, a national affiliate of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. The American Red Cross was founded by Clara Barton in 1881 to provide assistance for Americans sufferin