More federal employees who went on to become famous
Here are a few more federal employees who went on to become famous. Or, in one case, the other way around.
In 1855, more than 25 years before she formed the Red Cross, Clara Barton worked as a clerk in the U.S. Patent Office, earning a salary equal to that of the men in the office. However, due to political pressure and opposition to women working in government offices, her position was later reduced to copyist.
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