I'm Angela O'Dell and you are listening to real cool history for kids, a podcast show featuring history stories told from a biblical worldview. Welcome to episode 24 of Real Cool History for Kids.

In our last kids.

In our last episode, we heard the stories of two young Civil War soldiers.

We also learned that the Civil War was truly a war between brothers and friends.

In today's episode, we're going to learn about two more Civil War heroes.

Actually, I should say Civil War heroines, because our stories in this episode are about

two very brave women.

Not surprisingly, women often have an important role in war.

In the Civil War, women had an extremely important role.

Some of these women cut their hair and joined the army to fight alongside the men.

Others acted as spies, while still others were nurses, helping the wounded and dying on the battlefields.

Our first story is about one such woman.

The story of Clara Barton is one of my favorites in American history.

You've probably noticed by now that I have many favorite stories. It is very

hard to choose a real favorite because there are so many people who have

inspiring stories.

Clara is one of those people who lived what she believed,

and she is a good example of how one person

can make a big difference in the world.

Clara was born on Christmas Day, 1821.

She was the youngest of five children,

and her older siblings took it upon themselves to give her an excellent education.

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