Clara Barton vs Florence Nightingale

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Compare the life timelines of Clara Barton (1821–1912) and Florence Nightingale (1820–1910) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 89 years, from 1821 to 1910.

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Clara Barton (1821–1912)

  1. — Born in North Oxford, Massachusetts Verified
  2. — Began work as a schoolteacher Verified
  3. — Opened a free public school in Bordentown, New Jersey Verified
  4. — Became a clerk at the U.S. Patent Office in Washington, D.C. Verified
  5. — Began nursing and supplying Union soldiers in the Civil War Verified
  6. — Tended the wounded at the Battle of Antietam Verified
  7. — Ran the Office of Missing Soldiers Verified
  8. — Founded the American Red Cross Verified
  9. — Resigned as president of the American Red Cross Verified
  10. — Died in Glen Echo, Maryland Verified

Florence Nightingale (1820–1910)

  1. — Born in Florence, Italy Verified
  2. — Trained in nursing at Kaiserswerth, Germany
  3. — Arrived at the Scutari barracks hospital during the Crimean War Verified
  4. — Published Notes on Nursing
  5. — Opened the Nightingale Training School for nurses in London Verified
  6. — Died in London, England Verified