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She was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame in 1973.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"25 December 1821","date":"1821-12-25"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q188039#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Oxford","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2427398"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q188039#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"12 April 1912","date":"1912-04-12"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q188039#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"Glen Echo","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q477218"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q188039#P20"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"United States","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q30"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q188039#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"nurse","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q186360"},{"text":"diarist","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18939491"},{"text":"philanthropist","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12362622"},{"text":"teacher","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q37226"},{"text":"humanitarian","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q22336956"},{"text":"author","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q482980"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q188039#P106"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"president (1881–1904)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1255921","start":"1881-05-21","end":"1904"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q188039#P39"}},{"key":"awards","label":"Awards","values":[{"text":"National Women's Hall of Fame","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1967852","date":"1973"},{"text":"New Jersey Hall of Fame","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14705795","date":"2008"},{"text":"Maryland Women's Hall of Fame","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6781530","date":"1987"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q188039#P166"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clara_Barton","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q188039"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Clara Barton born?","a":"Clara Barton was born on 25 December 1821 in Oxford."},{"q":"What positions has Clara Barton held?","a":"Positions held by Clara Barton include: president (1881–1904)."}],"related":[{"name":"Donald Trump","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/donald-trump"},{"name":"Ronald Reagan","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/ronald-reagan"},{"name":"Abraham Lincoln","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/abraham-lincoln"},{"name":"George W. 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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: (Union nurse Clara Barton) (LOC).jpg — The Library of Congress, No restrictions.","cite":"\"Clara Barton\". DigiNepal. Last updated 7 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/clara-barton. Retrieved 5 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-10-07T12:13:38Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-05","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/clara-barton","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/clara-barton","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/clara-barton?lang=ne"}}