7 min

Clara Barton, America's most famous nurse, broke boundaries to treat Civil War victims Retropod

    • History

The nurse who founded the American Red Cross had no formal training in medicine. She tended to countless wounded soldiers.

The nurse who founded the American Red Cross had no formal training in medicine. She tended to countless wounded soldiers.

7 min

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