It was during this time that nearly 200,000 Armenians had been killed, alone (Barnett, 2004).
What little time Barton could spare from her Red Cross efforts went towards her larger interest in social reform. "In 1883 she reluctantly served as the superintendent of the Massachusetts Reformatory Prison for Women in Sherborn, a sobering experience that reinforced the politicization of her innate feminism" (Pryor, 2006). She worked hard to raise the economic and political status of women, attending rallies for the promotion of woman suffrage and developing friendships with Susan B. Anthony, Lucretia Mott and Lucy Stone, as well as other leaders (O'Connor, 1995). Barton traveled to four states, alone, in 1888, on behalf of women's rights and was a featured speaker at the First International Woman's Suffrage Conference in Washington, D.C. Not only were women a cause of Barton's, but also disenfranchised blacks, and as such, she delivered an inspiring speech on the subject in 1868.
It was during the Spanish-American War of 1898 that the American Red Cross would undertake its first wartime efforts. The organization had tried to give relief to Cubans being held in concentration camps prior to the actual erumpent of hostilities, but were not successful. Once war broke out, the Red Cross began fieldwork on the frontlines and in the hospitals, as well as convalescent centers and prison camps. At the age of sevnty-six, Barton had personally gone to Cuba to coordinate the Red Cross activities there, and she personally directed all other work. However, it quickly became clear that the work was far beyond that of the small group of workers that had been the heart of the American Red Cross. It was this increased demand that would push the Red Cross into "a more professional mold and gained increasing interest from Congress and the White House" (Pryor, 2006).
Barton's Successful Leadership
Experience may be the best teacher (Bowers, 2000); however there are qualitative qualities a person must hone to become an effective leader. Clara Barton was a leader of society (Basbanes, 2001). There were several factors that were inherent to Barton's successful leadership. Although she is most noted for her work during the Civil War and her subsequent heading of the American Red Cross, her leadership qualities were present early on, back in the classrooms she commanded in Massachusetts. Barton was hardly much older than some of her students when she began teaching, yet she had a commanding presence, one that demanded that she was in charge. This presence was supported by the wide base of knowledge she had acquired during her scholastic endeavors,...
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