American History: Informative Speech on Clara Barton's Legacy

This assignment presents an informative speech template focused on the life and contributions of Clara Barton. The speech template is structured with an introduction that includes an attention getter, establishes credibility, highlights relevance to the audience, presents a thesis statement, and provides a preview of the topics to be discussed. The body of the speech is organized using a label-type pattern, exploring Barton's personal background, her role as a teacher, and her work as a patent clerk. Each main point is supported by sub-points and specific details, including references to her birth, societal norms, her observational skills, teaching skills, and patent clerk duties. The speech concludes by reviewing the main points, restating the thesis, and ending with a memorable statement, emphasizing Barton's lasting impact on American medical and social services. A bibliography with cited sources is also included.

Informative Speech Template
Title of Speech
Introduction
A. Attention Getter: The existence of the American Red Cross is the result of all the efforts of Clara
Barton.
B. Est. Credibility: Clara Burton had been one of the major founding members of the American Red
Cross. Clara was an American nurse who was a pioneer in her profession. She is well known for all her
achievements in the nursing grounds (Clinton, 2018). She was a dedicated nurse at the hospitals during
the Civil War that had raged on in the United States of America.
C. Relevance to Audience: Carla has been an inspiration for the other medical practitioners especially
nurses. The famous nurse is known for the great contribution that she has made to the medical and
social fields.
D. Thesis: The contribution of Clara Burton is undoubtedly one of the most highlighted contributions in
the history of the medical factors in the country of America.
E. Preview: The following essay attempts a discussion on the contribution of Clara Barton on the medical
matters in the United States of America.
Transition Statement: One of the most important people in the history of American medical scenario
is Clara Barton.
Body-Label Type of Organization Pattern
I. Name your main point: Personal background of Clara Barton.
A. Sub-point that helps to prove or explain your main point.: Barton was born in the early
nineteenth century. The societal norms of the then society did not allow the education of the female
members of the society.
1. for more specific discussion of point above: She did not have the proper education of
the nursing that was imparted in the nursing schools
B. Same as A, can contain more sub-points if needed: She, however, had a better knowledge of
the nursing from the observation of the nursing procedure.
1. for more specific discussion of point above: This helped her gain the exposure to serve
as one of the hospital nurses during the Civil War that raged within the American territories during the
latter half of the nineteenth century (Wilson, 2017). The services that were offered by Carla Barton were
much appreciated by her fellow members and thus she became one of the memorable members of the
department of nursing in the then times.
Transition Statement: Apart from the great observational qualities,
II. Name your main point: Carla Barton was a great teacher.
A.Sub-point: She was known for her teaching skills as well.
1. This helped her spreading the word about the various self-taught processes of nursing
as well. This in turn helped in the spread of the self-nursing practices within the American territorial
boundaries beyond that.
B. Sub-point: The teaching skills of Carla Barton had helped in the establishment of the American
Red Cross in the longer run.

1. The nursing skills that were taught by the celebrated medical personnel had helped in
saving the lives of many soldiers as well as the lives of the general people as well who had been affected
by the war situation within the country (Egenes & Vlasses, 2016).
Transition Statement: In addition to the above,
III. Name your main point: Carla Barton was a patent clerk as well.
A. Sub-point: This helped in the establishment of the self-taught nursing practices earn a proper
status in the medical fields.
1. This helped in the establishment of the practices as nursing practices all over the
world.
B. Sub-point: The establishment of the patents helped in the establishment of the social service
chain dedicated to the well-being of the residents of the country (Strickler, 2018).
2. This in turn helped in the development of the social services within the country as
well.
Conclusion
I. Transition statement into conclusion/review the points from preview: Thus, the above discussion can
be concluded with the fact that the contribution of Carla Barton is memorable
II. Review of thesis statement: Carla Barton is undoubtedly one of the greatest contributors to the
American medical and social services industry.
III. End with a memorable statement: The present-day scenario calls for the recognition of the
contribution of Carla Barton and thereafter follow the same trends.

Bibliography on separate page
Clinton, C. (2018). Sesquicentennial Reflections on Civil War Women. The Chautauqua Journal, 2(1), 6.
Egenes, K., & Vlasses, F. (2016). Clara Barton: Angel of the Battlefield. Nursing's Greatest Leaders: A
History of Activism, 71.
Strickler, J. (2018). Clara Barton: Angel of the battlefield. Nursing2019, 48(3), 43-45.
Wilson, C. (2017). Medical Advancements of the United States Civil War. Waterloo Historical Review, 9.