Clara Barton : in the service of humanity
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Clara Barton : in the service of humanity
(Contributions in women's studies, no. 148)
Greenwood Press, 1995
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Bibliography: p. [167]-169
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This book is a concise, interpretive account of the life of Clara Barton from her childhood in Massachusetts through her feats of heroism during the Civil War, her founding of the American Red Cross, which she led for 20 years, and her bitterly contested ejection from office which clouded her last decade. Clara Barton (1821-1912) led a life in the service of humanity. Undoubtedly heroic and undoubtedly generous in her impulse to aid others, she nonetheless remained a self-centered individual who could brook neither criticism nor ingratitude. Her life story is told here with sympathy and understanding without sacrificing candor or honesty.
Table of Contents
Preface Years to Womanhood Battlefield Commission Travels and Travail A New Beginning The Red Cross: What It Became Road to Rejection Last Years, Last Words Bibliography Index
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