History Conversations REWIND | The Nurse and the Midwife: The Story of Clara Barton and Emma Jones of Cabin John
January 6 - January 12
pre-recorded virtual event | with Paige Whitley |
| Clara Barton touched many lives as the Civil War’s “Angel of the Battlefield” and later as president of the American Red Cross. Behind the scenes, others supported her efforts and kept her household running smoothly. Among the many Black people Barton employed over the years, none maintained a closer, longer-lasting relationship with Barton than Emma Jones of the Gibson Grove community in Cabin John. Researcher Paige Whitley traces this relationship from its beginnings and Jones’ own successful career as a midwife in lower Montgomery County. |
Available January 6 – January 12.