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Clara Barton: Brothers
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Clarissa Harlowe "Clara" Barton was born on Christmas Day, 1821. She was the daughter of Stephen Barton and Sally Stone and the youngest of five children, having older two brothers and two older sisters. Being born ten years after the youngest of her siblings made it seem like she was an only child.
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Clara was taught to read by Dolly and Sally at such an early age that she had "no knowledge of ever learning to read." Her brother Stephen taught her mathematics. Brother David began teaching her to ride bareback when she was only five. She attended a district school during three-month winter and summer sessions. Academically advanced but emotionally immature, she was first sent away to school at age eight, but was unable to stay and soon returned home.
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As a child, Clara was shy. She had two brothers Stephen and David and two sisters Dorothy/Dolly and Sally, who were at least ten years older than she. Young Clara was home-educated and extremely bright. It is said that her siblings were kept busy answering her many questions, and each taught her complementary skills, her older sisters being teachers. Her brothers were happy to teach her how to ride horses and do other things that, at the time, were thought appropriate only for men.
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Clara grew up with six brothers and sisters and they were a big part of her life. With her sibling's help, she could read before the age of 3, ride a horse almost before walking, and learned arithmetic at an early age. Her favorite subject to be taught was Military Tactics.
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