page_title: American Red Cross
section_title: Founders
hierarchical_section_title: American Red Cross / History and organization / Founders
caption_attribution_description: English: The American Red Cross National Headquarters at 17th and D Streets, NW in Washington, D.C. The building was constructed in 1915 and is an example of Beaux Arts architecture. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1965.
context_page_description: The American Red Cross, also known as The American National Red Cross, is a humanitarian organization that provides emergency assistance, disaster relief, and disaster preparedness education in the United States. It is the designated US affiliate of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and the United States movement to the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.
  The organization offers services and development programs.
context_section_description: American Red Cross was established in Washington, D.C., on May 21, 1881, by Clara Barton. She became its first president. Barton organized a meeting on May 12 of that year at the house of Senator Omar D. Conger (R, MI). Fifteen people were present in this meeting, including Barton, Conger and Representative William Lawrence (R, OH) (who became the first vice president). The first local chapter was established in 1881 at the English Evangelical Lutheran Church of Dansville, New York.
  Jane Delano (1862–1919) founded the American Red Cross Nursing Service on January 20, 1910.
caption: The American Red Cross National Headquarters in Washington, D.C. is a National Historic Landmark.
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