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Founders & Guardians: Clara Barton, American Red Cross founder

She turned Civil War battlefield experience into a relief network that became the American Red Cross, according to the Library of Congress.

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Clarissa Harlowe Barton was born on Tuesday, Dec. 25, 1821, in Oxford, Mass. She was the fifth of five children born to Stephen and Sarah Barton.

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Founders and Guardians | Michael McGough | Clara Barton: Established Red Cross in U.S.

Clara Barton was not afraid to challenge norms. She was open to finding what could work, then moving to action. Where she saw a need, she was open to new and creative means for meeting it.

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Founders & Guardians: Clara Barton, American Red Cross founder

Clarissa Harlowe Barton was born on Tuesday, Dec. 25, 1821, in Oxford, Mass. She was the fifth of five children born to Stephen and Sarah Barton.

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The Daily News broke the news on Saturday, October 10, 2026.
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