“An institution or reform movement that is not selfish, must originate in the recognition of some evil that is adding to the sum of human suffering, or diminishing the sum of human happiness.”

About Clara Barton

Nurse • American

Clarissa 'Clara' Harlowe Barton was a pioneering American nurse who founded the American Red Cross. She served as a hospital nurse in the American Civil War, a teacher, and a patent clerk before her groundbreaking...