Question

Which statements describe Clara Barton? Check all that apply.

She had many jobs in her lifetime.
She was born in Massachusetts.
She still travels the globe giving speeches.
She was instrumental in finding missing Civil War soldiers
She worked to help others in need.
She was very shy.
She attended a university in the United States.

Answer 1

Correct choices:
- She had many jobs in her lifetime. (True — teacher, clerk, nurse, founder/organizer of the American Red Cross, etc.)
- She was born in Massachusetts. (True — born in North Oxford, Massachusetts.)
- She was instrumental in finding missing Civil War soldiers. (True — she helped locate and identify missing soldiers after the war.)
- She worked to help others in need. (True — nursing care during the Civil War and founding the American Red Cross.)

Not correct:
- She still travels the globe giving speeches. (False — she died in 1912.)
- She attended a university in the United States. (False — she did not attend college.)

Note about “She was very shy”: accounts say she was shy as a child but later became very public and outspoken in her work, so that statement is only partially true.