Discusses the life and accomplishments of Clara Barton, a teacher who served as a nurse during the Civil War and who fought for the establishment of the American Red Cross.
Ms. Ford has been writing professionally for more than twenty years as a journalist, a fiction writer, and a biographer. She began her career as a newspaper reporter and went on to write short stories that have been published in national and international magazines. Many of her stories are included in reference books aimed at teaching writing skills. She is now devoting her time to middle grade fiction and nonfiction.