The life and times of Clara Barton, Civil War nurse and founder of the American Red Cross.

This ebook version of Oliver Optic's Red Cross has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication, may be accessed here.

This resource provides many science lessons with related activities for children in grades 3-5 regarding disaster preparedness. The resource covers tornadoes, fires, lightning, floods and general preparedness information.

Site provides users with a brief description of what white blood cells are and what they do. Contains links to plasma, platelets, red blood cells as well as types of blood cells.

Take a virtual tour of Clara Barton's Glen Echo home, which served as the National Headquarters of the American Red Cross. Browse 360-degree footage of where volunteers worked, where guests gathered, and where supplies were stored. Also,...

The American Red Cross covers the return of Hurricane Katrina survivors to their homes in this September, 2005, article.

Clara Barton was an educator, humanitarian, and founder of the American Red Cross.

Red Cross Headquarters (Washington)

Find out about the "Angel of the Battlefield" as you learn about the life of this remarkable woman. Clara Barton served others throughout her life and founded the American Red Cross. (In Spanish)

This video transcript features a Red Cross working discussing buying or preparing emergency kits for use in hurricanes or severe weather including what should go in the kits and where they should be located.

Collection of digital resources gathered from public libraries, archives, and museums about women in medicine. Discover women's impact in the field of medicine, as doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and researchers while exploring key...

Collection of historic newspaper pages, from the 1880s forward, about Barton's founding of the American Red Cross and the humanitarian relief work she undertook to aid victims of flooding and famine in the United States and around the...

Examine the historical contributions of Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross and Pennsylvania native. One paragraph discusses her role in the Civil War.

Use this site to learn about the "Angel of the Battlefield," Clara Barton, who "helped find over 22,000 missing men" after the Civil War ended and founded the American Red Cross Association with some of her friends. Written by a student.

[Free Registration/Login Required] A Power Point from the American Red Cross was converted into Active Studio with other pages added to cover the topic of blood including types of cells, blood types, blood disorders, and the lymphatic...

Learners familiar with basic swimming strokes learn and review Red Cross swimming skills through this activity, which is loosely based on the television show "Survivor." Students, organized into small groups, or "tribes," earn points...

Kids learn about the biography of Clara Barton who was a Civil War nurse who founded the American Red Cross.

The Positive Images toolkit is an educational resource for teachers, youth workers and other educators to teach young people about migration and development. It presents contemporary migrants who tell why they left their home countries....

Companion website to the PBS documentary on Jesse H. Jones, real estate mogul, activist for the Red Cross, head of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, and Secretary of Commerce. Read about how he served his nation under President...

A great resource from Colombia that connects to various hispanic countries. Youth groups include the Red Cross, Boy Scouts - even rebellious groups!

The 1880's in America were chock full of new architecture, technologies, businesses, modern conveniences such as gas and electric, operas, fashions, and much more as featured in this resource.

This archive from the American Social History Project uses multimedia and digital means to collect, preserve, and present the history of September 11. There are audio tapes, video, documents, and personal stories on this site. It is the...

Read about the terrible destruction caused by the Johnstown Flood in May 1889.

Resource illustrates the Hurricane Katrina relief efforts in this interactive photo essay.