Health/Medicine
Clara
Barton National Historic Site
Clara
Barton National Historic Site commemorates the life of Clara Barton,
founder of the American Red Cross. The house in Glen Echo served
as her home, headquarters for the American Red Cross and a warehouse
for disaster relief supplies. From this house, she organized and
directed American Red Cross relief efforts for victims of natural
disasters and war. Clara Barton National Historic Site was established
in the National Park Service in 1975 and is administered by the
George Washington Memorial Parkway.
As
was her habit since founding the American Red Cross from her residence
in Dansville, New York, Clara Barton's home in Glen Echo, Maryland
would also house the American Red Cross. Clara Barton published
several American Red Cross reports and books. The Red Cross, In
Peace and War provided a comprehensive history of the American Red
Cross from its beginning through the relief campaigns of the Spanish-American
War. The American Red Cross depended upon donations to provide for
the victims of natural disasters and war. Clara Barton used her
publications describing the work of the relatively new organization
to gain public acceptance and support.
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