Who founded the american red cross in 1881?

Who founded the american red cross in 1881?

Answer #1

Clara Barton led one of the group’s first major relief efforts, a response to the Great Fire of 1881 (Thumb Fire) in the Thumb region of Michigan, which occurred on Sept 4-6, 1881. Over 5000 were left homeless. The next major disaster dealt with was the Johnstown Flood which occurred on May 31, 1889. Over 2,209 people died and thousands more were injured in or near Johnstown, Pennsylvania in one of the worst disasters in United States history. She resigned from the American Red Cross in 1904. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_red_cross#Clara_Barton

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