[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 212 (Wednesday, December 8, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1333-E1334]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             CELEBRATING THE 200TH BIRTHDAY OF CLARA BARTON

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                             HON. ANDY KIM

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, December 8, 2021

  Mr. KIM of New Jersey. Madam Speaker, I rise today to celebrate the 
upcoming 200th birthday of Clara Barton and the efforts of the 
Bordentown Historical Society to have the City of Bordentown, New 
Jersey officially proclaim December 4, Clara Barton Day.
  Clara Barton was a trailblazer throughout her life, with a commitment 
and passion for

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humanitarian work and uplifting others. She became one of the first 
women ever to work in the United States federal government, working as 
a recording clerk in the United States Patent Office. She would go on 
to become an advocate for public education and in 1853 became involved 
in helping the City of Bordentown establish the first ever public 
school in New Jersey. Perhaps, though, she remains best known for her 
work as a nurse during the Civil War; learning from those experiences 
to found the American Red Cross in 1881.
  I am incredibly proud of the work the Bordentown Historical Society 
is doing to preserve the original Clara Barton schoolhouse, that 
remains standing in downtown Bordentown, and her legacy as an American 
pioneer.
  As the Bordentown Historical Society prepares to celebrate the 
official proclamation of Clara Barton Day this December 4, I extend my 
best wishes to the members of the society and my neighbors in 
Bordentown.

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