Clara Barton: A Life of Service

What was Clara Barton's first experience with nursing?

• Helping her father with farm work

• Assisting her mother in teaching

• Volunteering at a local hospital

• Nursing her brother back to health

What significant challenge did Clara Barton face while working as a teacher?

• Discrimination for being a woman

• Insufficient teaching materials

• Opposition from parents

• Lack of students

Why was Clara Barton demoted and later fired from the U.S. Patent Office?

• For not meeting work targets

• For her political beliefs

• For taking too many leaves

• For being late to work

What nickname did Clara Barton earn during the Civil War?

• The Soldier's Savior

• The War Healer

• The Angel of the Battlefield

• The Battlefield Nurse

What was one of Clara Barton's roles after the Civil War?

• She became a school principal

• She worked as a nurse in a hospital

• She lectured about her war experiences

• She opened a new school in New Jersey

What was Clara Barton's contribution to the Red Cross?

• She organized the Red Cross in America

• She founded the International Red Cross

• She was a volunteer nurse for the Red Cross

• She led the Red Cross in Europe

Which natural disaster did the Red Cross, under Barton's leadership, respond to?

• The Chicago Fire

• The San Francisco Earthquake

• The Johnstown Flood

• The New York Blizzard

What did Clara Barton establish after resigning from the Red Cross?

• The National First Aid Association of America

• The American Nursing Association

• The Women's Suffrage Movement

• The International Health Organization

When did Clara Barton pass away?

• 1904

• 1912

• 1920

• 1898

What was significant about Clara Barton's home in 1975?

• It was demolished

• It became a museum

• It was declared a national historic site

• It was turned into a school