1922 Encyclopædia Britannica/Barton, Clara

33907751922 Encyclopædia Britannica — Barton, Clara

BARTON, CLARA (1821–1912), American philanthropist (see 3.452), died at Glen Echo, Md., April 12 1912. She is the only woman whose name has been taken by a post of the G.A.R.

See Mrs. Corra Bacon-Foster, Clara Barton, Humanitarian (1918), which outlines her career with extracts from records, letters, and contemporary papers.