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Clara Barton Articles From History Net Magazines. Picture of the Day: December 26Clara Barton The founder of the American Red Cross, Clara Barton was born in North Oxford, Massachusetts, on December 25, 1821.
She was the superintendent of the Massachusetts Reformatory Prison for Women. Barton did field work for the German Red Cross during the Franco-Prussian War and founded the American Red Cross. She headed the organization for 23 years. After that, she founded and led the National First Aid Association of America. She remained honorary president until her death in 1912 at the age of 90.