Historical Figures who Exemplify Good Citizenship

She founded the American Red Cross.

• Helen Keller

• Clara Barton

• Ruby Bridges

• Jane Adams

First black student to attend an all-white school.

• Helen Keller

• Ruby Bridges

• Jane Adams

• Clara Barton

She inspired others who were deaf and blind.

• Helen Keller

• Ruby Bridges

• Clara Barton

• Jane Adams

She opened the Hull-House, which provided classes, medical care, and other help for those in need.

• Ruby Bridges

• Jane Adams

• Helen Keller

• Clara Barton

What experience led Clara Barton to found the American Red Cross?

• Helping hurt Civil War soldiers

• Working in post office

• Opening a school

• Teaching in schools

I lived in Chicago. 

I helped poor people.

I built Hull House.

I wrote a book about my life.

Who am I?

• Jane Adams

• Harriet Tubman

• Helen Keller

• Clara Barton

How are Clara Barton and Ruby Bridges examples of good citizenship?

• They showed equality when helping women earn the right to vote.

• They showed courage during difficult and dangerous times.

• They showed responsibility by starting business.

1) author, speaker, and activist

2) fought for the rights of women, workers, and people with disabilities

3) awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1964

• Clara Barton

• Helen Keller

1) nurse during the American Civil War

2) collected medical supplies and helped find missing soldiers

3) founded the American Red Cross

• Clara Barton

• Helen Keller