Who Was Clara Barton?
Penguin Young Readers Group · Print & ebook · July 24, 2014
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- Who it’s for
- Clara Barton’s life brings women’s public work and Civil War-era service into focus.
- Themes
- Humanitarian service, Women breaking barriers, Founding the American Red Cross
- Genres
- Biographies of Women for Kids, Civil War Era (U.S.), Social Activist Biographies for Kids
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Clarissa “Clara” Barton was a shy girl who grew up to become a teacher, nurse, and humanitarian. At a time when few women worked outside the home, she became the first woman to hold a government job, as a patent clerk in Washington, DC. In 1864, she was appointed “lady in charge” of the hospitals at the front lines of the Union Army, where she became known as the “Angel of the Battlefield.” Clara Barton built a career helping others.
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She went on to found the American Red Cross, one of her greatest accomplishments, and one of the most recognized organizations in the world.
A Life in Service
Clara Barton’s life brings women’s public work and Civil War-era service into focus.
Come here for
- A biography of teaching, nursing, and humanitarian work
- Women’s expanding place in public life
Expect
- A focus on service across 19th-century America
- The founding of the American Red Cross
Where it sits
| Civil War Era (U.S.) | 81% |
|---|---|
| Social Activist Biographies for Kids | 56% |
| Biographies of Women for Kids | 38% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Biographies of Women for Kids
- History
- Civil War Era (U.S.)
- Authors
- Stephanie Spinner
- Publisher
- Penguin Young Readers Group
- Published
- July 24, 2014
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Humanitarian service · Women breaking barriers · Founding the American Red Cross
- Reading lane
- Biographies of Women for Kids