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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Clara Barton is best known for founding the American Red Cross and serving as a battlefield nurse during the Civil War, but did you know she never received any formal training in medicine? As it turns ...

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 ...

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 ...

Medicine on the battlefield has always been inspired by urgency and improvisation, and the American Civil War highlights just how much human courage contributed to advancements.

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 ...

Today we have a very special guest joining us, Ms. Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross, who recently celebrated her 203rd birthday on December 25th. Clarissa Harlowe Barton, known as Clara ...

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 ...

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.