Clara Brown: A Determined Philanthropist Clara Brown was an African-American woman who was a born a slave in the early 1800s. Although she was separated from her family in her mid-30’s due to a slave auction‚ Brown’s kind-hearted nature drove her to serve as a well-respected community leader. She was the first African-American woman to venture to Colorado during the gold rush. Her economic gains were used to aid other former slaves. Clara Brown was born in Spotsylvania‚ Virginia in 1803. At an extremely
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The It Girl Clara Bow Imagine it all the rules you were raised to follow‚ all the beliefs and norms‚ everything conventional‚ shattered. Now imagine It Clara Bow‚ the It Girl. The epitome of the avant-garde woman‚ the archetype of the flapper‚ was America’s new‚ young movie actress of the 1920’s. Modern women of the day took heed to Bow’s fresh style and‚ in turn‚ yielded danger to the conventional America. Yet Bow’s contagious and popular attitude came with its weaknesses - dealing
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Born on December 25‚ 1921‚ Clara experienced childhood in a group of four kids‚ all no less than 11 years more established than her. Clara’s youth was a greater amount of one that had a few sitters than kin‚ every partaking of her instruction. Clara exceeded expectations at the scholastic piece of life‚ however was exceptionally bashful among outsiders. School was not an especially cheerful point in her life‚ being not able fit in with her raucous schoolmates in the wake of having such a peaceful
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Clara Barton (American Red Cross) Clara Barton was a woman with a dream and ambition. Clara’s first job was a schoolteacher. She was one of the first female schoolteachers because at that time most teachers were all males. During this time‚ Barton being the brave woman that she was would bring supplies to the soldiers during the Civil War. She supported the troops and was willing to risk her life to do so. Clara started the American Red Cross in 1881 at age 60 and ran it for 23 years. Carla’s goal
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Sarah Bates 2/2/13 P-2 Final of Clara Barton “My business is staunching blood‚ and feeding fainting men."‚ Clara Barton once wrote according to the Clara Barton Birthplace museum‚ 2010. One of the most important humanitarians and courageous people that has ever lived is Clara Barton. Barton posses the qualities and fits the definition of courageous through her actions as she encounters life of helping to aid soldiers in very extreme surroundings‚ donating munificently to the war‚ and trying
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December 25‚ 1821 in Oxford‚ Massachusetts‚ youngest in her family. Clara’s siblings teased her because she unfortunately had a lisp. Clara grew up going to a Universalist church. Clara’s career started out working as a teacher in Bordentown‚ New Jersey until 1853‚ even starting her own school. In 1854 Clara went to Washington to work in the patent office. Clara requested and made the same salary of the men even though back then people treated women unfairly. She remained working there until her
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Clara Barton is best remembered for founding and leading the American Red Cross. However‚ she had many more contributions to the United States that have earned her the right to be honored on a stamp and her home being recognized as a National Landmark. Clara Barton‚ as a school teacher‚ provided education to all children and stood up for equal pay for women. When she became a clerk‚ she again managed to bring attention to women’s rights. Then when the American Civil War broke out she wanted to
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Clara Barton’s Historical Contributions to Nursing This document will discuss the life of Clara Barton‚ the time frame in which she lived‚ events that happened when she was alive‚ and the explanation of how this information was and still is relevant to nursing. Clara Barton was born in December 25‚ 1821 in Oxford‚ Massachusetts and passed away at her home in Glen Echo‚ Maryland‚ on April 12‚ 1912. Clara Barton was an educator‚ a nurse and the founder of the American Red Cross. A shy‚ generous woman
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hair‚ which led to her depression. “She first found her calling when she tended to her brother David after an accident.” (Biography.com Editors) Her intense devotion to serve others resulted in enough achievements to the serve several ordinary lives. Clara Barton is one of the utmost
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On September 1st 1939‚ the Nazis had invaded Poland. The life of the 15 year old girl‚ Clara Kramer‚ wasn’t ever bound to be the same again. Clara Kramer was a typical Polish teenager from a small town named Zolkiew where thousands of Jews resided. At the sudden uproar of World War II. Clara and her family decided it was a good idea to go into hiding. They were taken in by a family called the Becks‚ a Volksdeutsche (ethnically German) family from their town. Mrs. Beck was a Catholic woman who worked
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