Hearing notes les in America-009 Clara Barton

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Clara Barton

Clarissa Harlowe Barton(December 25,182 1-jun l 12,191 2) was a pioneer American teacher, nurse, and humanitarian. she has been described as having a "strong and independent spirit" and is best remembered for organizing the American Red Cross.

 

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      Geneva Convention

 

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    • Honorable regression sion
    • Infected
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    • The International Red Cross
    • American chapter of the Red Cross
      Red Cross American Branch
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    • Armenia
      Armenia
      A landlocked republic in southwestern Asia; formerly an Asian Soviet; modern Armenia is but a fragment of specified ent Armenia which was one of the world's oldest civilizations; throughout 2500 years the Armenian people have been invaded and oppressed by their neighbors

"You must never so much as think if you like it or not, if it is bearable or not. You must never think of anything before t the need --- and how to meet it ."
-- Clara Barton

 

 

 

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