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'''Clara Barton''' (1821-1912), was a pioneering nurse during the [[Civil War]], and founder of the [[Red Cross|American Association of the International Red Cross]] on May 21, 1881. Barton was educated at home, and at 15 started teaching school. She later attended the Liberal Institute in Clinton, New York.<ref>[http://www.whitehouse.gov/kids/dreamteam/clarabarton.html White House Dream Team: Clara Barton]</ref><ref>Clara Harlowe Barton, Source: "Historical Times Encyclopedia of the Civil War" edited by Patricia L. Faust

'''Clara Barton''' (1821-1912), was a pioneering nurse during the [[Civil War]], and founder of the [[Red Cross|American Association of the International Red Cross]] on May 21, 1881. Barton was educated at home, and at 15 started teaching school. She later attended the Liberal Institute in Clinton, New York.<ref>[https://www.whitehouse.gov/kids/dreamteam/clarabarton.html White House Dream Team: Clara Barton]</ref><ref>Clara Harlowe Barton, Source: "Historical Times Encyclopedia of the Civil War" edited by Patricia L. Faust

[http://www.civilwarhome.com/bartonbio.htm]</ref> Here she took writing and language courses and then opened a "free school" in New Jersey. However, she was insulted when the board hired a man to head the school rather than herself, so she moved to Washington, DC to start afresh. Here she found employment at the U.S. Patent Office as a clerk—the first time a woman had received such work at a federal position.

[http://www.civilwarhome.com/bartonbio.htm]</ref> Here she took writing and language courses and then opened a "free school" in New Jersey. However, she was insulted when the board hired a man to head the school rather than herself, so she moved to Washington, DC to start afresh. Here she found employment at the U.S. Patent Office as a clerk—the first time a woman had received such work at a federal position.