WOMEN OF THE RED CROSS

JOBS AND ROLES

• Some were sent to tend to soldiers overseas
• Most stayed to keep the homefront healthy and safe

CHALLENGES AND OBSTACLES

• Male soldiers often didn't take them seriously
• They could catch sicknesses of their patients
• Their work was very exhausting and challenging

ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND IMPACT

They kept the soldiers and the Homefront healthy. Many more troops would have died if it wasn't for the Red Cross.

FACTS AND DETAILS

During WWII the Red Cross recruited over 200,000 nurses and certified 71,000 who served in the army and navy nurse corps.

THE WOMEN OF THE RED CROSS IMPPROVED THE CHANCES OF SOLDIERS COMING HOME.