Discover the inspiring story of Clara Barton, the 'Angel of the Battlefield,' and how she founded the American Red Cross in ...

Surviving the destruction wrought by tornados, hurricanes or other natural disasters can be a devastating experience. Often, in the immediate aftermath of a catastrophe, people are reeling from shock ...

The American Red Cross was founded by Clara Barton on this day in history, May 21, 1881. Nurse Clarissa Harlowe "Clara" Barton was born on Christmas Day, 1821, in North Oxford, Massachusetts, the ...

When disaster struck in the late 19th and early 20th Century, as it did in Mount Vernon about 125 years ago, American Red Cross founder Clara Barton was there. Barton arrived in Mount Vernon soon ...

Two decades before founding the American Red Cross, Clara Barton was a humanitarian without a cause. A former schoolteacher working as a clerk for the U.S. Patent Office in Washington, D.C., Barton ...

Dozens of people, including nurses and American Red Cross volunteers, attended a dedication ceremony Tuesday for the new Clara Barton Memorial along the Hagerstown Cultural Trail. The base of the ...

Event raises money for the Red Cross Greater Cincinnati Tri-State Chapter Event raises money for the Red Cross Greater Cincinnati Tri-State Chapter The Greater Cincinnati Tri-State Chapter will honor ...

On this date in history: In 1832, the first Democratic Party national convention convened in Baltimore. In 1856, Lawrence, Kan., was burned by pro-slavery forces. In 1881, Clara Barton founded the ...

A shimmering new public mural will go a long way in cementing Dansville's legacy as the community where Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross. Artists Melissa Stratton Pandina and Gabriela ...

Good morning, it’s Tuesday, May 21. On this date in 1881, Clara Barton and a group of like-minded exemplars founded the American Red Cross. As the modifier before “Red Cross” suggests, it was an idea ...

This is how you know Austin's performing arts are healing. From July 11-13, Austin Playhouse — which worked quietly on its new permanent home and staged mostly video performances during the pandemic — ...

The American Music Theatre Project and the Wirtz Center this past weekend premiered “The Battlefields of Clara Barton,” a modern folk-rock musical exploring Barton’s role as a nurse in the Civil War.