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Clara Barton (1821-1912) was the driving force behind the establishment of an American branch of the International Red Cross, which had been founded in Switzerland in 1863 as the "International Committee for Relief to the Wounded." A trained nurse, Barton had worked in the US Patent Office, then volunteered to work in Union field hospitals during the Civil War. She had been placed in charge of hospitals for the Army of the James, and after the war operated the Office of Missing Soldiers.
On May 21, 1881, Barton and 14 others established the American Red Cross in Washington, DC. The first local office was at a Lutheran church in Danville, Illinois.
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∙ 12y agoThe federal government determined that an agency like the Red Cross was needed though they are given no money from the government to operate, thus the need for donations. Clara Barton is credited with organizing this organization.
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The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement started over 135 years ago, inspired by a Swiss businessman, Henry Dunant. He had been appalled at the suffering of thousands of men, on both sides, who were left to die due to lack of care after the Battle of Solferino in 1859.
He proposed the creation of national relief societies, comprised of volunteers, trained in peacetime to provide neutral and impartial help to relieve the suffering in times of war.
In response to these ideas a committee, which later became the International Committee of the Red Cross, was established in Geneva. The founding charter of the Red Cross was drawn up in 1863.
Henry Dunant also proposed that countries should adopt an international agreement, which would recognise the status of medical services and of the wounded on the battlefield. This agreement - the original Geneva Convention - was adopted in 1864.
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∙ 12y agoClara Barton started the American Red Cross to help wounded American soldiers during war.
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∙ 14y agoThe American National Red Cross was founded in 1881 by Clara Barton.
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∙ 13y agoClara Barton founded the American Red Cross.
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∙ 12y agoClara Barton.
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What woman born on Christmas Day in 1812 founded the Red Cross?
Clara Barton was born in North Oxford, Massachussetts on Christmas Day in 1821 (not 1812) and founded the American Red Cross in 1881.
Who founded American red cross?
Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross.
What female founded the americian red cross?
Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross.
When was founded the American red cross?
The American Red Cross was founded May 21, 1881.
Why does the plus sign represent aid?
The plus sign is actually the red cross on the Swiss (Switzerland) flag, as the red cross foundation was founded by a Swiss woman. So the red cross has stayed from the original logo.
Which woman brought the Red Cross to the US?
Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross.
When did he begin the red cross?
The Red Cross was founded in 1863.
Who was the famous Union nurse that founded the Red Cross?
Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross.
Who founded the red cross to relieve the suffering of the war wounded?
The American Red Cross was founded by Clara Barton. Henry Dunant was the founder of the global Red Cross.
Who founded the red cross to relieve the suffering of the war-wounded?
The American Red Cross was founded by Clara Barton. Henry Dunant was the founder of the global Red Cross.
Red cross founded by?
Jean Henri Durant was the founder of RED CROSS
When was the red cross built?
The American Red Cross was founded in May of 1881.
