Clara Barton didn’t really have any political issues. She fought for women's rights though. She had a government job that varied but she did get to meet a lot of leaders, and civil rights leaders. Such as Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, and Susan B. Anthony. She was one of the first women to have a government job after teaching.

Women's suffrage. Women were outraged around the world about how they were being treated. Women didn't have many rights. This was called the women's suffrage movement. This influenced CLara Barton because she was a woman and didnt like how other women were being treated just because of their gender.