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Barton established and headed the American Red Cross, was superintendent of a women's reformatory, played a key role in providing medical aid and relief to Civil War battlefronts, and helped establish the New Jersey public school system. Yet her character was far from saintly. Her desire for approval and recognition was boundless, and her overachieving zeal alienated contemporaries. For this outstanding biography, Pryor uses Barton's recently discovered diaries, plus letters and other primary sources, to portray a complex, troubled heroine without delving into historical psychoanalysis. A tribute to a remarkable woman. Highly recommended for academic and public libraries. Mary Hemmings, McGill Univ. Medical Lib., Montreal
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Barton established and headed the American Red Cross, was superintendent of a women's reformatory, played a key role in providing medical aid and relief to Civil War battlefronts, and helped establish the New Jersey public school system. Yet her character was far from saintly. Her desire for approval and recognition was boundless, and her overachieving zeal alienated contemporaries. For this outstanding biography, Pryor uses Barton's recently discovered diaries, plus letters and other primary sources, to portray a complex, troubled heroine without delving into historical psychoanalysis. A tribute to a remarkable woman. Highly recommended for academic and public libraries. Mary Hemmings, McGill Univ. Medical Lib., Montreal
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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On a cheerless Christmas Day in 1821 Captain Stephen Barton finished his round of chores and wearily entered the house to sit by the fire. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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New York, United States, Clara Barton, North Oxford, Miss Barton, Glen Echo, Patent Office, Civil War, New England, Stephen Barton, War Department, Julian Hubbell, New Orleans, South Carolina, Aunt Fanny, New Jersey, Gustave Moynier, John Morlan, Geneva Convention, Henry Wilson, Joseph Sheldon, Library of Congress, Elvira Stone, Lucy Hall, Blue Anchor New!
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On a cheerless Christmas Day in 1821 Captain Stephen Barton finished his round of chores and wearily entered the house to sit by the fire. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
genealogical sketch, untitled lecture, draft answers, local auxiliaries Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, United States, Clara Barton, North Oxford, Miss Barton, Glen Echo, Patent Office, Civil War, New England, Stephen Barton, War Department, Julian Hubbell, New Orleans, South Carolina, Aunt Fanny, New Jersey, Gustave Moynier, John Morlan, Geneva Convention, Henry Wilson, Joseph Sheldon, Library of Congress, Elvira Stone, Lucy Hall, Blue Anchor New!
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- Clara Barton: In the Service of Humanity (Contributions in Women's Studies) by David H. Burton on 6 pages
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- The Presidency and Women: Promise, Performance, and Illusion (Joseph V. Hughes, Jr., and Holly O. Hughes Series in the Presidency and Leadership Studies, No. 15) by Janet M. Martin in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- An Uncommon Soldier: The Civil War Letters of Sarah Rosetta Wakeman, alias Pvt. Lyons Wakeman, 153rd Regiment, New York State Volunteers, 1862-1864 by Sarah Rosetta Wakeman in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- The End of the Age of Innocence: Edith Wharton and the First World War by Alan Price in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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