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BARTON, CLARA HARLOWE

"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 catalog 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

More in Passing Parade Series

  1. BARTON, CLARA HARLOWE
  2. BERGH, HENRY
  3. FILM THAT WAS LOST
  4. MADERO, FRANCISCO INDALECIO
  5. NANSEN, FRIDTJOF
  6. NEW ROADWAYS
  7. NOBEL, ALFRED BERNHARD
  8. STIEGEL, HENRY WILLIAM
  9. STORY OF DR JENNER
  10. YANKEE DOODLE GOES TO TOWN
  11. Story That Couldn't Be Printed 1939
  12. The Story Of Alfred Nobel 1939
  13. A Way In The Wilderness 1940
  14. Story Of Dr Jenner 1940
  15. Utopia Of Death. 1940
  16. Of Pups And Puzzles. 1941
  17. Whispers. 1941
  18. The Woman In The House. 1942
  19. Willie And The Mouse 1946

Sources

  1. Educational Film Guide 1946 — title, creator, length, sound, description, catalog record

Record added 2026-07-02 14:20:06