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Clara Barton with the Blockley Hospital Nursing Graduating Class
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c 1902

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. 
Paper. H 56.4, W 76.4 cm

Clara Barton National Historic Site, CLBA 659