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Explore Clara Barton’s legacy with Smithsonian interns at historic sites that preserve women’s history, from the Missing ...

The American Red Cross was founded by Clara Barton on this day in history, May 21, 1881. Nurse Clarissa Harlowe "Clara" Barton was born on Christmas Day, 1821, in North Oxford, Massachusetts, the ...

During the month of February, the American Red Cross is highlighting its roots in Black history. In 1881, abolitionist Frederick Douglass played a role in establishing the Red Cross. Then in 1938, Dr.

Rose Percy has a long history with the American Red Cross. Complete with an extensive wardrobe and her own Tiffany jewelry, this 23-inch wax doll was first sold for $1,200 back in 1864 to benefit the ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The American Red Cross was founded by Clara Barton in 1881. That year on August 22, Barton established the first ever Red Cross location at 57 Elizabeth Street in the Village of ...

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Two decades before founding the American Red Cross, Clara Barton was a humanitarian without a cause. A former schoolteacher working as a clerk for the U.S. Patent Office in Washington, D.C., Barton ...

DANSVILLE – The American Red Cross Chapter House 1 in Dansville has reopened after the completion of building renovations. Dansville’s Chapter House 1, 57 Elizabeth St, is the very first Red Cross ...