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Definition: Somebody to look up to, who creates a better, safer life for the ones around them because they want to, not because they're forced to.

1) Intro to your 19th Century hero - Clarissa Harlowe Barton - Clara Barton - Born on December 25, 1821, died April 12, 1912 at age 90 - Never married - Born in Oxford, Massachusetts -Born to Stephen and Sarah Barton -Youngest of five children -Parents were abolitionists -Father was a farmer and horse breeder, her mother managed the household

2) Put hero’s life into perspective–when did they live, where, who were they trying to help, why, how, why was this important? - Started caring for people at a young age - Nursed her injured brother (due to accident) back to health for two years - In 1852 founded one of the first public schools in Bordentown, New Jersey - Feb. of 1854 moved to Washington, D.C., took a job as a copyist in the U.S. Patent Office, first woma to hold an independent clerkship in the federal government

3) What makes your person a hero–you must prove that your person meets the criteria of your own personal definition(this is the meat of your wiki page and your submission to the My Hero website-your looking at a good four paragraphs here–focus on that spark, that moment the person decided to be heroic or do heroic acts - Early years of Civil War began to gather first aid supplies being concerned about the situation of soldiers - Herself and a few friends began giving out supplies to field hospitals, camps, and battlefields and nursed soldiers - Summer of 1864 became Superintendent of Union nurses. - End of war Barton helped in finding informatio on missing Civil War soldiers, made lists and found information on missing soldiers and had it published in Northern newspapers where people who know the soldiers might see it. - From 1866 to 1868 spent time giving speeches (lecturer) about her war experiences visiting Dansville and New York - Visiting Switzerland found out about the International Committee of te Red Cross helped their efforts in 1870-1871 during the Franco-Prussian War. -During that time set up a shop to help poor women earn a living by sewing -Earned many honors, including the Iron Cross of Merit from the German Emperor - May 1881 (worked almost 5 years) established the American Association of the Red Cross -August 22nd, 1881 started the first local Red Cross in the St. Paul's United Lutheran Church in Dansville, New York still stands at 21 Clara Barton Street, Clara Barton Chapter No. 1 of the Red Cross remains active today. - Helped in many natural disasters, the Johnstown Flood

Paragraph: Hello, my name is Clara Barton and I am said to be a hero because I am somebody to look up to, who has created a better, safer life for the ones around them because I wanted to, not because I was forced to.

It all started when I was eleven. I remember it like it was yesterday, my brother who is very near and dear to me got into quite a horrendous accident at which point I took it upon myself to nurse him back to health. It took a while, two years to be exact, but every moment was worth it. I felt sympathy for everything and anything that was injured. Including the poor squirrel that I watched fall from a tree out my window. It was positively startling. Around the age of 15 I became a school teacher, soon after I opened one of the very first public schools in Bordentown, New Jersey. After teaching for many years I became rather bored and went out in search for new adventures and experiences. This brought me to Washington, D.C., and became the first women to work in the United States Patent Office. At the start of the Civil War I witnessed the need for medical care and sought out to help them. I began to gather food and clothes and caring for the injured soldiers. I refused to take a side. I helped both the Southern and Northern soldiers. I made meals, cleaned wounds, made meals and fed soldiers who could not feed themselves. At this point in time I gained the name of Angel of the Battlefield. As the war ceased President Abraham Lincoln confronted me and asked me to help create a list of the missing soldiers and what their state might be. I then went to Europe where I found out about the Red Cross which got me to thinking. After five, very long, years I finally was able to create the American Red Cross which is still alive today. “You must never so much think as whether you like it or not, whether it is bearable or not; you must never think of anything except the need and how to meet it.” So why am I a hero? I’m a hero because I think of other people besides myself. I cared and created better lives for the ones surrounding me and the ones that have yet to come, people of the future. You know, it’s funny… “The door that nobody else will go in seems to always swing open widely for me.”

4) What is the person’s legacy? Compassion, the Red Cross

5) What advice would they have for today’s youth? “The door that nobody else will go in at, seems always to swing open widely for me.”

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