WASHINGTON - Clara Barton's downtown Washington office, where she led an effort to trace missing soldiers from the Civil War before she founded the American Red Cross, has survived since her death 100 ...

A series of community conversations about Clara Barton with composer Glenn McClure and guests will continue this Sunday at 1 ...

Explore Clara Barton’s legacy with Smithsonian interns at historic sites that preserve women’s history, from the Missing Soldiers Office to the Red Cross. Rachel F. Seidman In 1997, while examining a ...

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 ...

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 ...

Through the dense smoke a reverberation of artillery and whizzing of bullets mingles with the battle cries forced through gnashed teeth of those engaged in close combat. It is a scene straight from ...

At the Clara Barton School, young voices and bold questions fill the halls. Serving nearly 500 students in Pre-K through 2nd grade, the school has a clear mission: to develop strong readers, writers ...