HAH Did you know that Clara Barton embezzled the Red Cross funds and fled to England?
This appears to not be true as stated. Barton traveled to England in the early 1870's, but the American Red Cross was founded in 1881. She was eventually replaced as head of the Red Cross in 1904 at the age of 83. Barton had been criticized for her financial management and was accused of failing to properly distinguish Red Cross funds and her own salary. But a Senate investigation cleared her of any wrongdoing. And her accomplishments during this entire period are extremely impressive. Barton died in Maryland.