Clara Barton: Battlefield Nurse

Who started the American Red Cross?

• Ruby Bridges

• Clara Barton

• Bessie Coleman

Clara Barton helped her brother even after doctors gave up. What does this say about her?

• She was jealous.

• She was confused.

• She was discouraged.

• She was determined.

Fill in the blank by choosing the correct word.

Clara Barton started the first _____________ school in New Jersey.

• free

• expensive

• all boys

• all girls

Clara Barton was fired from the U.S. Patent Office just because she was a woman. What does this tell you about women in the 1800s?

• People thought women were not fit to work alongside men.

• Women had fewer responsibilities and their jobs were easier.

• Men and women were treated equally in the workplace.

• The work at the Patent Office was too hard for women.

Which is an example of Clara Barton's bravery?

• working for the US Patent Office

• delivering supplies on the battlefield

• taking care of her injured brother

Barton helped injured soldiers on BOTH sides of the Civil War. What does that say about her?

• She believed that helping soldiers on both sides would make the war end sooner.

• She felt that all injured soldiers deserved help, no matter who they were.

• She thought men and women working the same jobs should get the same pay.

Why did Clara Barton start the American Red Cross?

• Clara Barton liked the color red.

• She was inspired by the Red Cross in Switzerland and  wanted to bring it to the United States.

• She was inspired by nurses.

Clara Barton and the American Red Cross volunteers helped thousands of people during times of war, disease and natural disasters.

• True

• False

When might a person need to give first aid?

• when someone buys medicine at the store

• when someone gets a check-up at the doctor's office

• when someone cuts their hand on the playground

Clara worked with ACTIVISTS like Frederick Douglass and Susan B. Anthony to fight for equal rights for all people.

What is an ACTIVIST?

• someone who warns people about natural disasters

• someone who teaches people how to become doctors

• someone who works to change laws and how people treat each other