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women Inspiring Hope and Possibility” was the theme for Women’s History Month in 2004. That theme spoke volumes to the work accomplished by women leaders in American Red Cross history. Leaders such as: Clara Barton — founder of the American Red Cross; Mabel Thorp Boardman — volunteer leader of the Red Cross after the organization received its Congressional charter; Jane Delano — founder of the American Red Cross Nursing Service; Elizabeth Dole — U.S. Senator for North Carolina and former President of the American Red Cross; Gwendolyn Jackson — former Board of Governors member, National Chair of Volunteers and Red Cross chapter leader; and Marsha J. Evans — current President and CEO of the Red Cross. Their dedication has helped build an organization that offers hope and humanity to people across our nation and beyond. I encourage you to take a moment during Red Cross month to recognize the women upon whose shoulders this organization has been built and whose vision and leadership continue to guide the organization today.
The National Women’s History Project led a movement to have Congress designate a celebration to recognize women’s historic achievements. The goal was to ensure that information about the many ways women have changed America would be part of our children’s education.
In 1980, President Carter issued the first Presidential Proclamation calling on the American people to remember the contributions of women. By 1987, fourteen governors had declared March as Women’s History Month, and that same year, Congress and the President followed by declaring March
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