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Clara Barton with the Blockley Hospital Nursing Graduating Class

Clara Barton National Historic Site, National Park Service

Clara Barton National Historic Site, National Park Service
Glen Echo, MD, United States

Clara Barton was the commencement speaker for Philadelphia’s Blockley Hospital graduating nursing class. Although she never studied nursing formally, Miss Barton gained real-world experience helping her family, soldiers, and victims of natural disaster. She inspired others to become nurses.

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