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A look at the life of the amazing inventor and scientist.

Clara Barton wanted to help people from the time she was a child. She turned her compassion for others into several careers, including teaching and nursing. Risking her life to assist soldiers during the Civil War turned her into an American hero. She went on to found the American Red Cross.

Abigail Adams, wife of John Adams, the nation's second president, had strong opinions about war, politics, and the rights of women--and she wasn't shy about expressing them. Few women in her time were as outspoken. Abigail Adams helped mold John Adams's ideas--and so too our history.