When disaster struck in the late 19th and early 20th Century, as it did in Mount Vernon about 125 years ago, American Red Cross founder Clara Barton was there. Barton arrived in Mount Vernon soon ...

The American Red Cross was founded by Clara Barton on this day in history, May 21, 1881. Nurse Clarissa Harlowe "Clara" Barton was born on Christmas Day, 1821, in North Oxford, Massachusetts, the ...

Surviving the destruction wrought by tornados, hurricanes or other natural disasters can be a devastating experience. Often, in the immediate aftermath of a catastrophe, people are reeling from shock ...

Dozens of people, including nurses and American Red Cross volunteers, attended a dedication ceremony Tuesday for the new Clara Barton Memorial along the Hagerstown Cultural Trail. The base of the ...

Good morning, it’s Tuesday, May 21. On this date in 1881, Clara Barton and a group of like-minded exemplars founded the American Red Cross. As the modifier before “Red Cross” suggests, it was an idea ...

Clara Barton is best known for founding the American Red Cross and serving as a battlefield nurse during the Civil War, but did you know she never received any formal training in medicine? As it turns ...

A shimmering new public mural will go a long way in cementing Dansville's legacy as the community where Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross. Artists Melissa Stratton Pandina and Gabriela ...

This is how you know Austin's performing arts are healing. From July 11-13, Austin Playhouse — which worked quietly on its new permanent home and staged mostly video performances during the pandemic — ...

Event raises money for the Red Cross Greater Cincinnati Tri-State Chapter Event raises money for the Red Cross Greater Cincinnati Tri-State Chapter The Greater Cincinnati Tri-State Chapter will honor ...

The American Music Theatre Project and the Wirtz Center this past weekend premiered “The Battlefields of Clara Barton,” a modern folk-rock musical exploring Barton’s role as a nurse in the Civil War.