American nurse Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross on this day in history, May 21, 1881. She led the organization until 1904, when she retired to her Maryland home.

Featuring music by Jenn Hartmann Luck — and words by Luck and award-winning Austin playwright Suzan Zeder — "The Battlefields of Clara Barton" tells the story of the nurse, activist and ...

Clara Barton defied them. The extraordinary woman known as the ‘Angel of the Battlefield’ eventually founded the Red Cross May 6, 2019 More than 6 years ago ...

School teacher turned nurse Clara Barton became one of the most influential nurses in American history, founding the American chapter of the Red Cross.

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 ...

Clara Barton pushed to tend to Civil War soldiers on the battlefield, never backing away from the job.

Clara Barton became the first nurse allowed onto a battlefield when she cared for wounded in the Civil War Battle of Antietam south of Hagerstown in September 1862.

Clara Barton, America's most famous nurse, broke boundaries to treat Civil War victims The nurse who founded the American Red Cross had no formal training in medicine. She tended to countless ...

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 ...

The new Clara Barton mural in Dansville honors the American Red Cross founder in the Livingston County village where she established the first chapter on May 21, 1881. The mural was created by ...

Bordentown came out on in support of educational advocate Clara Barton, several weeks ahead of what would have been her 200th birthday on Dec. 4. The Bordentown Historical Society organized the ...