Comments on: Clara Barton and Galveston Hurricane of 1900

By: Louise

Louise — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 14:53:06 +0000

Nice history lesson! My daughters have a DVD about Clara Barton and love it. Nothing about Galveston, though. Over from Authorblog.

By: D...

D... — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 14:23:53 +0000

I’m here via David’s Post of the Day.

I’m from Houston and may I say, I wish Clara was around for Katrina AND Ike. That woman rocked!

By: Crazycath

Crazycath — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 11:40:57 +0000

Well ahead of her time. As a (British) nurse I love nursing history too. We have some real stalwarts in history, American or British. Thanks for sharing this.

And congratulations on POTD at David McMahon’s. Well deserved.,

By: david mcmahon

david mcmahon — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 20:03:06 +0000

Truly a woman ahead of her time.

By: carol

carol — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 00:53:47 +0000

Clara Barton was one great lady. Did you ever read Isaac”s Storm? It was written by Erik Larson and is a real eye opener. It’s all about the hurricane that hit Galveston in 1900.

By: mary

mary — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 00:01:19 +0000

Clara Barton is one of my heroes! I read her biography when I was like, nine and she is one of the reasons I became a nurse. I know we sometimes complain about our jobs…god knows they can suck really bad! But, at the end of the day if I have helped just one person feel better,made them smile, or given them hope and love then I feel better too. Clara was the same way. She enjoyed helping people and changing their lives for the better. I aspire to be 1/10th the nurse Clara was.

By: Kristi

Kristi — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 04:38:32 +0000

My Grandmother (rest her soul) was a HUGE fan of Clara Barton.

She was born in 1904, lived until 2001 and was a Nurse most of her life, primarily working in Public Health.

She was, and still is, my Hero.

By: tammy swofford

tammy swofford — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 02:56:42 +0000

Thank you for a step back in history. Sadly, we will all probably still be working at 78 years too. wink

Tammy

By: Candida

Candida — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 23:13:40 +0000

I agree, she could have kicked George’s butt way out into left field…. Clara makes a great role model:)

By: Jean-Luc Picard

Jean-Luc Picard — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 18:55:52 +0000

A fascinating piece of history to learn.