History Detective host Eduardo Pagán consults a Clara Barton biographer, a civil war prison historian, and a Pennsylvania genealogist to determine whether an 1866 letter about the death of a ...

Clarissa "Clara" Harlowe Barton is among the most honored women in American history. A groundbreaking example of selfless volunteer service, Barton began her professional life as a Massachusetts ...

Clara Barton (1821-1912) Founder of the disaster relief organization, the American Red Cross, Barton was an educator and humanitarian from Massachusetts. She received the name "angel of the ...