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Founder of the American Red Cross
Clara Barton
You have probably seen news
stories about the Red Cross helping
victims of Hurricane Katrina. The Red
Cross, a special group that helps
people during disasters, is 125 years
old this year.
The Mini Page celebrates Red Cross
Month and Women’s History Month
with stories about the American Red
Cross and its founder, Clara Barton.
photo courtesy National Park Service
Clara
Barton
is about
30 years
old
here.
When the Civil War began in 1861,
Clara saw that the troops were not
getting good-quality supplies from the
government. She started advertising
in Northern newspapers, urging
people to donate supplies. She then
risked her life taking the supplies into
the battlefields.
Because she gave so much care to
wounded soldiers, people began calling
her the “Angel of the Battlefield.” After
the war she worked to help identify the
bodies of thousands of dead soldiers.
The Red Cross
After the Civil War, she visited
friends in Geneva, Switzerland, to
recover her spirits and her health. She
was so exhausted and ill that she was
blind for a time.
While she was there, the founders of
the International Red Cross asked her
to help start an American branch. She
went home to gain support for the
American Red Cross. It began in 1881,
and she served as its first president
for 23 years.
Early work
Clara began
teaching school
when she was 17.
She later
founded one of
the first public
schools in New
Jersey, so that even
poor children could go to school. At
that time, most people had to pay to
send their children to school.
However, even though she had
founded the school, the town leaders
did not want a woman principal, so
they hired a man instead of Clara.
She then took a job as one of the
first women clerks in the U.S. Patent*
Office in Washington, D.C.
*A patent protects the rights of inventors to
produce, sell and profit from their inventions.
photo courtesy National Park Service
Clara Barton was born in 1821, in
North Oxford, Mass. James Monroe
was our fifth president, slavery was
still legal, and women had few rights
nearly 200 years ago.
When she was a child, Clara was
very shy. When she was about 9, her
parents sent her to a boarding school,
thinking this might help her. But she
hated it there, so they soon brought
her back home.
When she was about 11, her brother
fell from a barn roof and was seriously
injured. She nursed him for two years,
learning much about medicine.
photo courtesy National Park Service
Her early years
The Civil War
Clara
Barton
loved red
or green
and usually
wore those
colors. This
picture
was taken
about the
time she
founded
the
American
Red Cross,
when she
was about
60 years
old.
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Clara
Barton is
about 81
years old
in this
picture.
She died
at her
home in
Glen
Echo,
Md., in
1912.
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Red Cross Youth
In 1884 there were major floods
along the Mississippi and Ohio rivers.
The first known time that kids helped
the Red Cross was after these floods.
A group of children put on a play in
Pennsylvania to raise money for flood
relief. “The Little 6,” as these kids called
themselves, raised more than $50.
After they gave the money to
Clara Barton, she told newspapers
about their help. She used them as
an example of how even the youngest
person can contribute to the Red Cross.
Junior Red Cross
The Junior Red Cross
was founded in 1917 as
part of the Red Cross
drive during World War I.
During the war, 11 million
Junior Members joined.
This group helped gather warm
clothes for soldiers, raised money for
three children’s hospitals in France,
and for libraries, playgrounds and
schools in Italy. They grew food in
war gardens and gathered recycled
goods for the war effort.
In the 1960s, the name of the
Junior Red Cross was changed to
Red Cross Youth Services.
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Mini Spy . . .
photo by Jeanette Ortiz Osorio, courtesy American Red Cross
The beginnings
A Red Cross Youth
volunteer helps feed a
young child after
Hurricane Andrew in
1992.
Helping today
Disaster help
Red Cross Youth volunteers now
help raise funds for special projects,
such as vaccinating African children
against measles, or helping victims
of Hurricane Katrina.
Red Cross Youth
also help teach water
safety and safe
baby-sitting skills
to other kids.
They help bring
in donors during
Red Cross blood drives. Red Cross
Youth bring comfort to patients in
veterans’ hospitals.
Most Red Cross Youth groups work
with schools. Many elementary and
high schools have Red Cross clubs.
Older members of Red Cross Youth
are trained to help in disasters. They
help by:
• passing out food and water;
• finding where help is needed;
• putting up tents or other
temporary shelters.
Kids are urged to help their families
prepare for disasters by making up
disaster kits. These kits
should have enough bottled
water for the family to
live on for several days,
flashlights, first aid
supplies, radios and
batteries. Kids can help
families set up a disaster plan and
place to meet in case of emergency.
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Clara Barton
TRY ’N
FIND
Words that remind us of the Red Cross are hidden in the block
below. Some words are hidden backward or diagonally. See if you
can find: CLARA, BARTON, HURRICANE, DISASTERS, RELIEF,
AID, WAR, SWITZERLAND, WOUNDED, EARTHQUAKE, FIRES,
FLOODS, SWIMMING, BLOOD, SUPPLY, BOATING, HOSPITAL,
VOLUNTEER.
A R A L C E N A C I R R U H B
IT’S
S B W O U N D E D S E R I F A
IMPORTANT TO
HELP OTHERS!
W F L R A W V G N I T A O B R
I L R O S R E T S A S I D K T
M O E V O S L A T I P S O H O
M O L L L D Y L P P U S A L N
I D I E K A U Q H T R A E I M
N S E M R E E T N U L O V V D
G N F K D N A L R E Z T I W S
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Go dot to dot and color
the founder of the
American Red Cross.
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• 1 (20-ounce) can crushed pineapple, undrained
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• 2 cups buttermilk
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4. Pour into a 9-by-13-inch baking dish.
5. Refrigerate for 3 hours or until set.
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Note: You will need an adult’s help with this recipe.
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Meet Mariah Carey
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Mariah Carey is a well-known singer and
songwriter. She won three Grammy Awards in
2006 in the rhythm and blues category for best
female vocalist, best song and best
contemporary album.
Mariah’s mother named her after a song
called “They Call the Wind Mariah.” When she
was 4 years old, she could really sing. As a teen, she began writing
songs. After she graduated from high school, she followed her
dream to become a singer and moved to New York City.
One day she sang backup for the singer Brenda K. Starr, who
liked Mariah’s voice so much that she gave a record company a
recording of the tape. After that, Mariah signed her first record
contract. Her latest album is “The Emancipation of Mimi.”
Mariah will be 36 on March 27. She grew up on Long Island, N.Y.,
and has one sister and one brother. Mariah supports several charities,
including the Make-A-Wish Foundation and the Fresh Air Fund.
Mariah currently lives in New York City with her Jack Russell
terrier named Jack.
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The American Red Cross
The International Red Cross
Red Cross workers give drinks of cold
water to rescue workers after the 9-11
attacks on the World Trade Center in 2001.
The Mini Page thanks Thomas Goehner,
manager, Historical Outreach, American
Red Cross, for help with this issue.
Site to see: www.redcross.org
Look through your newspaper for stories
or pictures of people helping others.
photo by Christopher Gardner, courtesy American Red Cross
Disasters
Giving aid
Only a couple of months after the
American Red Cross began in 1881,
there were forest fires in Michigan.
Under Clara Barton’s direction, the
Red Cross helped thousands of
people who had lost their homes.
This gained the country’s respect for
the new organization.
In the 1880s there were several
floods. Clara Barton, then in her 60s,
hired a riverboat and helped deliver
supplies herself after the floods.
The biggest
natural disaster
the American Red
Cross ever faced
was the hurricane
in Galveston,
Texas, in 1900.
The giant ocean
waves after the
hurricane killed more than 6,000
people in one day.
The Red Cross has been in charge
of helping victims of recent
hurricanes such as Katrina. More
than 220,000 volunteers from all
50 states have helped with this
relief effort.
The Red Cross also helps people
prepare for disasters ahead of time.
It gives lessons in first aid,
swimming, lifeguarding, boating
safety and disaster preparation. It is
in charge of collecting much of the
nation’s hospital blood supply.
It is also the agency authorized to
help victims of all plane crashes. As
a result, the Red Cross was one of
the main groups helping victims,
their families and emergency
workers at all three sites of the
plane crashes on Sept. 11, 2001.
It is also the only charity the
military allows to go on bases and
bring comfort to the troops.
Red Cross nurses have helped at
base hospitals during wars. They
have helped during widespread
illnesses, or epidemics. They help in
shelters after disasters today.
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photo courtesy American Red Cross
The International Red Cross was
started in 1863 to care for the
wounded during and after wars in
Europe. It was started after a
convention in Geneva, Switzerland.
This was 18 years before the
American branch started.
Many countries sent representatives
to this Geneva Convention. They
agreed that the wounded and
prisoners of war would be treated
with decency.
The International Red Cross helps
both sides in wars. It visits prisoners
of war, goes into battlefields and
helps civilian victims.
Today, almost every country in the
world has its own branch. In some
countries, these branches are known
as Red Crescent Societies. The
international headquarters is in
Geneva.
Each country’s Red Cross
or Red Crescent Society
helps with disasters in its
own lands. Other countries
also pitch in when there are
major disasters that one
country cannot handle on its own,
such as recent earthquakes in India
and Pakistan.
After Hurricane Katrina
hit the U.S. last fall, Red
Cross volunteers set up
a school in a shelter in
Baton Rouge, La. Many
children were living in
shelters after the
hurricane destroyed
their homes.
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A Red Cross volunteer gives lessons to a
young swimmer.
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wind power.
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Standards Spotlight:
Clara Barton
Mini Page activities meet many state and national educational standards. Each
week we identify standards that relate to The Mini Page’s content and offer
activities that will help your students reach them.
(standards by Dr. Sherrye D. Garrett, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi)
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This week’s standards:
• Students understand the deeds for which our nation honors leaders from the past,
including political, scientific, social and military leaders. (History)
• Students understand that history relates to events and people of other times and
places by identifying examples of interesting Americans. (Social Studies: History)
Activities:
1. Make a set of Clara Barton trading cards. On one side of a card, draw a picture of
an event in Clara Barton’s life. On the other side, tell about the event.
2. What would you need if you wanted to help people after a flood or fire? Find five
items in the newspaper that you would use. Explain your choices.
3. Find three newspaper stories about people or events where Clara Barton would
probably want to help. Write several sentences explaining what you think she
would do in that situation.
4. What shows you that Clara Barton was (a) intelligent, (b) determined, (c) brave
and (d) generous?
5. Pretend you are Clara Barton. Write a paragraph explaining how you were
changed by one of these important events in your life: nursing your brother,
starting a school, or helping soldiers in the Civil War.
Supersport: Pat Summitt
Birthdate: 6-14-52 Hometown: Henrietta, Tenn.
Pat Summitt’s last name tells a ton about the
legendary University of Tennessee women’s basketball
coach. She has reached the summit in her sport.
Her coaching record includes six national
championship teams; an Olympic gold medal; more
than 900 victories in 32 years, the most in NCAA history by a man
or woman; and a place in the National Basketball Hall of Fame.
Since Summitt started guiding the Lady Vols at age 22, she has
had this coaching business down pat, so to speak. Her teams have
won more than 83 percent of their games.
In addition to coaching, Summitt has written books, conducted
clinics, given numerous motivational talks, and helped with a
multitude of charity fund-raisers.
Though moving in a fast-break world, Summitt also enjoys being
with her family and participating in several activities, such as
running, snow skiing and boating.
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