BARTON, CLARA HARLOWE

Series: Passing Parade Series

Duration: 16min

Creator: Teaching Film Custodians, Inc

Sound: Sound

Description: "Pictures the ladies of the days of Victoria, in crinolined shirts, finding a way to eliminate the neglect which caused the death of soldiers. Clara Barton concludes that the women should go to war to tend the men. She attempts to enlist, but is rejected. Without any backing, she goes to the battlefield and gives aid. Seeking a way to eliminate the neglect which caused the death of soldiers. Clara Barton, without government support, is finally able to enlist her care, and eventually, seeking higher authority to help form an international organization, the Red Cross. She unsuccessfully asks Congress to adhere to this international organization, but when a great conflagration comes to one of the nation's cities, Clara Barton, in her own name, asks the aid of the Canadian Red Cross." 'Recommended for social studies and American history.' Advisory committee

Complete Record: Series: Passing parade series Dewey number: 921 Audience level: sh Producer note: A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer production available only to schools Format/cost: *16-sd-apply TFC Distributors / rental: American Museum of Natural History $1.50; Boston University; University of California; University System of Georgia, Division of General Extension $2; University of Illinois $1.50; Indiana University $1.25; Iowa State College $1.50; University of Kansas; University of Michigan $1.50; Okia $1.50; Central Extension, State College, Pa. $1.25; Syracuse University $1.50; University of Tennessee $2; University of Wisconsin $1.25

Metadata Source:Educational Film Guide 1946