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Clara Barton was born on Christmas Day in 1821 in North Oxford, Massachusetts.&nbsp; She was the founder of the American Red Cross.&nbsp; The American Red Cross is set up for people who need help when they can’t get to the hospital, usually during times of disaster.&nbsp; Clara’s mother believed in equal rights for women and all people. Her father owned a farm.&nbsp; Clara’s brothers and sisters taught her how to read and write when she was very young so she did well in school.&nbsp; She was the youngest of five children. She took care of sick animals on her dad’s farm. When her brother David fell off a roof Clara spent two years caring for him and eventually he got better thanks to her! This is when she started to want to work to help others.&nbsp; She became a teacher and fought for equal pay.&nbsp; She wanted to earn the same wage as men.&nbsp; She, like her mother, fought for women’s rights.&nbsp; She been moved to Washington, D.C. and got Abraham Lincoln on her side! She went overseas and worked for the International Red Cross in France.&nbsp; Then she came back and started the American Red Cross and the organization still helps people and collects blood for hospitals today.&nbsp;<br/><br/>

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