Clara Barton

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Who started the American Red Cross?

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Clara Barton

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Clara Barton helped her brother even after doctors gave up. What does this say about her?

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She was determined.

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Clara Barton started the first _____________ school in New Jersey.

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free

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Clara Barton was fired from the U.S. Patent Office just because she was a woman. What does this tell you about women in the 1800s?

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People thought women were not fit to work alongside men.

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Which is an example of Clara Barton's bravery? Options: working for the US Patent Office, delivering supplies on the battlefield, taking care of her injured brother

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delivering supplies on the battlefield

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Barton helped injured soldiers on BOTH sides of the Civil War. What does that say about her?

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She felt that all injured soldiers deserved help, no matter who they were.

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Why did Clara Barton start the American Red Cross?

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She was inspired by the Red Cross in Switzerland and wanted to bring it to the United States.

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Clara Barton and the American Red Cross volunteers helped thousands of people during times of war, disease and natural disasters.

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True

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When might a person need to give first aid?

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when someone cuts their hand on the playground

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What is an ACTIVIST?

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someone who works to change laws and how people treat each other