Barton, Clara
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishBarton, ClaraClara BartonBar‧ton, Cla‧ra /ˈbɑːtn $ ˈbɑːr-, ˈkleərə/ (1821–1912) a US nurse who worked in army camps during the American Civil War and the Franco-Prussian War. She started the American Red Cross in 1881.