description: Back when women weren't allowed to join the United States army, Clara Barton found a way to help her nation. During the Civil War, she saved more than five hundred wounded soldiers by bringing dozens of lanterns to light a dark farmhouse so that doctors could see to help patients. Once she even used her pocketknife to perform surgery, even though she hadn't been trained as a doctor. Her willingness to care for those in need led her to start and run the American Red Cross until she was eighty years old.This book is part of the History Making Biography Series, which uses documentary photographs, colorful cartoons, and interesting facts to make history come alive. It includes a timeline and a list of websites for further exploration on this great American. The series enriches the minds of young historians.
language: English
title: Clara Barton
titlecomplete: Clara Barton
ratings_count: 15
publisher: Turtleback Books