Friday, May 7, 2004
CLARA BARTON tidbit: She nursed her brother after an accident & discovered
In the period of the Civil War, women did not take on jobs outside the home. Teaching in one's community was one of the few outlets. Clara Barton - a spinster - became a teacher, and saw some of her former students die as soldiers in the Civil War. Her HOME-Hospital is in Maryland, if you want to...
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