Clara Barton, the Civil War icon and founder of the American Red Cross, died a century ago, but her office is still useful. The downtown Washington building is set to become the new site of a national ...

WASHINGTON (AP) – Clara Barton’s downtown Washington office, where she led an effort to trace missing soldiers from the Civil War before she founded the American Red Cross, has survived since her ...

Clara Barton was a "trailblazer"who became "arguably the most famous woman in America" during the Civil War, according to authors of a recent book about Barton, the founder of the American Red Cross. ...

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 ...

(Mass Appeal) – – In honor of today’s program dedicated to Remarkable Women, Mass Appeal took a trip to the Clara Barton Birthplace Museum in Oxford, Massachusetts to learn more about this great woman ...

Richard S. Lyons was a carpenter checking on the decrepit building that had fallen into the hands of the government. He was alone, and it was raining. He had gone to the vacant third floor of the ...

WORCESTER — May has officially arrived, with plants showcasing their blooms, birds entertaining with their songs, teenagers attending proms, and T-shirts and shorts making more regular appearances.

Clara Barton's downtown Washington office, where she led an effort to trace missing soldiers from the Civil War before she founded the American Red Cross, has survived since her death 100 years ago ...