WOMEN IN THE RED CROSS

RED CROSS ROLES

• They worked as field directors
• Operated clubmobiles for the armed forces
• Went across the seas to help our soldiers

CHALENGES

• Their stations were not sanitary
• Long hours
• It was dangerous to be so close to the battle fields

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• 27 million Red Cross packages were distributed.
• The Red Cross collected 13.3 million units of blood
• Only 78 workers died while serving overseas.

FACTS

• The Red Cross started in Europe
• Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross
• The Red Cross has won more Nobel Peace Prizes than anyone.

THE RED CROSS