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- Birth nameClarissa Harlowe Barton
- Clara Barton was born on December 25, 1821 in North Oxford, Massachusetts, USA. Clara died on April 12, 1912 in Glen Echo, Maryland, USA.
- Organized The American Red Cross as a branch of the International Committee of the Red Cross. It was founded on 21 May 1881 and she became its first president.
- She was inducted in the 2007 New Jersey Hall of Fame for her services to nursing in New Jersey.
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