Claire Elizabeth Beauchamp Randall Fraser is a
fictional character in the
Outlander series of multi-genre novels by American author
Diana Gabaldon, and its
television adaptation. The series begins in 1945 as married
World War II nurse Claire Beauchamp Randall finds herself transported back to Scotland in 1743. There she finds adventure, war and romance with the dashing
Highland warrior James Fraser. Smart, stubborn and willful, Claire uses her wits, practical medical skills and knowledge of the future to survive in the 18th century.