Angel Of The Battlefield

"Angel of the Battlefield"

Clarrissa Harlow Barton.

Do you know this name?

She was a Christmas gift from God

to ease man's suffering and pain.

Born in Massachusetts
in 1821,
she was just 17
when she began to educate the young.
She opened a free school
in New Jersey, where
instead of leaving her in charge,
they put a man in there.
So she got herself a job
with the U.S. government,
working in the office
of copyrights and patents.
"Angel of the Battlefield"
is what they called her, when
she nursed wounded soldiers
in the civil war, and then
searched for their missing
when the war was through.
Then she marched for suffrage
to give women their equal due.
But ole Clara got sick
somewhere along the way,
so her doctor told her to take a break,
"take a holiday."
But even when in Europe,
she found someone in need, yeah,
and learned of the red cross,
as outlined by Geneva.
Twelve countries signed that treaty,
but not Uncle Sam,
till Clara got involved
and drew up a new plan,
from just helping in war zones
to any catastrophe.
So the next time the news
shows disaster on tv,
and you see the red cross there,
you'll know it was done
by a woman whose place
was supposed to be in the home.
Yes, she was a powerhouse,
and just one final note:
she died eight years before
women had the right to vote.