Clara Barton
Clara barton started the red cross with her love for helping people.
1821-01-25 00:00:00
Born
Clara Barton is born as the youngest of five siblings.
1825-01-01 00:00:00
school
Clara Barton gained an education at local schools and through home tutoring from her older brothers and sisters.
1836-05-12 00:00:00
Advised to teach school
Noted English phrenologist L. N. Fowler advised Clara Barton’s parents to have her teach school.
1839-05-12 00:00:00
passed examinations to teach
Miss Barton passed examinations and began a teaching career in the schools near Oxford, Massachusetts.
1845-04-17 20:15:52
Opens her own school
Miss Barton established a school for the children of her brother’s mill workers.
1846-04-19 20:15:52
Dorothea dies
Clara Barton’s sister, Dorothea Barton, died
1850-01-09 00:00:00
Whet back to collage to further her education
Barton spent a year furthering her own education at the Clinton Liberal Institute, Oneida County, New York.
1851-07-18 03:46:52
Mother dies
Clara Barton’s mother, Sarah Barton, died.
1852-07-18 03:46:52
Founded a school
Miss Barton established the first free public school in Bordentown, New Jersey. Enrollment grew rapidly and a male principal was hired. Miss Barton left Bordentown and the teaching profession.
1854-07-18 03:46:52
Moves to washington
Miss Barton moved to Washington, DC, and worked as a recording clerk at the U. S. Patent Offic
1855-07-18 03:46:52
The Government Women status dropped
The status of female government workers was never a certainty. Secretary of the Interior Robert McClelland of the Pierce administration was opposed to women working in government offices and reduced Miss Barton to a copyist at the rate of 10 cents per each 100 words copied.
1857-07-18 03:46:52
Returned to Massachusetts
Miss Barton returned to Massachusetts and lived with relatives and friends
1860-10-10 03:46:52
Returns to old job in Washington
She returned to her former Patent Office position as a copyist with the election of President Abraham Lincoln.
1861-04-12 02:51:36
the civil war has started
civil war started and Clara feels the urge to help the injured people. She does what ever it takes to help others she spends all her money on buying goodie baskets and she took care of people in her apartment.
1861-04-12 02:51:36
Attended to wounded soldiers atAntietam
Clara Barton attened to wounded soldiers for the first time in Virginia. Battle of Antietam took place. story info here
1863-04-12 02:51:36
Travelled to battle field in north Carolina
Clara Barton nursed soldiers on the battlefields in North Carolina.
1864-10-05 23:19:22
traveled to Virginia
Clara Barton returned to Virginia to nurse on the battlefields.
1864-12-31 17:49:30
Super Superintendent
She was honored with the title of The Super Superintendent of Union Nurses
1865-05-10 23:19:22
CIVIL WAR ENDS!
1869-04-08 00:00:00
Clara Barton sailed to Europe
Clara Barton was told by her doctor that she needed to take a brake because of medical problems, so she sailed to Europe to learn and interact with the red cross.
1870-04-08 00:00:00
Became a Red Cross Volunteer in Europe
Clara Barton became a Red Cross volunteer in Europe. War broke out between Germany and France
1873-07-15 06:52:26
Returned to the US
Clara Barton returned to the United States.
1874-05-24 02:08:47
Sally Dies
Barton's sister, Sally Barton Vassall, died
1876-01-01 02:08:47
moves to Danville, NY
first to a sanitarium and later to her own home. Relaxation, a healthful diet, and congenial company allowed her to regain her health.
1881-04-01 02:08:47
Mississippi River Floods
directed American Red Cross relief work during flooding along the Mississippi River and its tributaries, while aboard the ship Mattie Belle.
1881-06-09 02:08:47
Elected President of The Red Cross
Enter story info here
1881-07-12 09:44:04
Founded the American Red Cross
Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross. She became the President of the Red Cross.
1881-08-01 02:08:47
Michigan - Forest Fires
Some 1.5 million acres were destroyed and nearly 500 lives were lost in just over 5 hours. The American Red Cross assisted in rebuilding more than 50 dwellings and distributed tons of aid material. Julian Hubbell directed the effort as the first chief field agent
1893-07-12 09:44:04
South Carolina Hurricane
Clara Barton aided when a hurricane hit the United States. South Carolina Hurricane of 1893.
1898-02-15 02:08:47
Explosion of the U. S. S. Maine
"I am with the wounded," Clara Barton telegraphed President William McKinley following the explosion of the USS Maine. The blast killed 266 crew members. Two days earlier, she had dined aboard the ship with Captain Charles Sigsbee.
1898-07-12 09:44:04
Stepped Down as Red Coss President
Clara Barton traveled to Cuba to nurse American soldiers there. She stepped down as the Red Cross President.
1907-05-29 00:00:00
Published 'The Story of my Childhood'
Enter story info here
1912-07-12 09:44:04
Died
Clara Barton died in Glen Echo Maryland.