Susan Ireland's Boarding House on Seventh Street

Susan Ireland's Boarding House on Seventh Street

Among Susan Ireland's investments was the building where Clara Barton lived in the 1860s. But how did Ireland get her money, and how could she invest as a woman in that era?

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Finding Clara Barton's Missing Soldiers Office

Finding Clara Barton's Missing Soldiers Office

Clara Barton's Missing Soldiers Office was lost for decades. Here's how it was found.

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What Lies Beneath?

What Lies Beneath?

What will a trip to the Kiplinger Library at the DC Historical Society (future home of an Apple Store) reveal?

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African Americans in Civil War Medicine

African American women made up about 10% of the Union hospital nurse workforce.

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Missing Soldiers Office Now Open

A great addition to understand the "people" side of the Civil War--Clara Barton's Missing Soldiers Office is now open.

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