The Red CrossandClara BartonThe 1880s

By: Alexx Gray

Clara Barton• Born in central Massachusetts

North Oxford 1821• Worked in the battlefields as a

medic• Founded the Red Cross in 1881

in Washington DC at the age of 60

• Dedicates her life to the American Red Cross after it was established

Influence of the Red Cross

• The Red Cross was established in Washington D.C.• Red Cross was made to aid injured people

in the military• The first local American Red Cross was

formed in Dansville, New York

Influence of the Red Cross

• The Red Cross spreads out and begins to give foreign aid within war and natural disasters.• Helping out with floods and other major natural

disasters• The American Red Cross becomes #1 in medical

help inside and out of the military.• The America Red Cross gave help to all people

in the war/giving victims of the war neutrality within medical help

Fun Facts! [:

• Red was Clara Barton’s favourite colour.• When her little brother became ill, she would find as

many ways possible to take care of him (keep in mind she was a young teenager when her brother got sick)

• The American Red Cross got many volunteers during times of war and natural disasters.

• The leaders of the American Red Cross often brought over their own goods to share and to fulfill the other people’s needs

The End ^.^