| ANTRIM,
Minnie (1885 - 1968) |
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| CARFRAE, Harriet Louise (1879 - 1921) | |
| KREUTZER - BATIG,
Katherine Rose (1887 - 1965 ) |
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| LAMB - BURT, Mary
Alice (1878 - 1974) |
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| MUNRO, Mabel Gray (1884 - 1953) |
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| SWAIN-GALLIVAN, Mary (1893 - 1953) | |
Influenza in Miami County and the world With biographies of Martha Ann Brooks and Anna Otiker |
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| Index of Miami County, Council of National Defense, Women's Committee Cards updated link War Work for Women Index of Miami County, Council of National Defense, Women's Committee Cards The Formation of The American Red Cross in Miami County with biographies of the original leaders Report of the Woman's Section of the Indiana State Council of Defense downloadable pdf with chapter on Miami County |
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| In Miami County, Indiana the same women served on committees for
the local American Red Cross and the local Women’s Council of Defense
and the report at the end of WWI muddles and confuses which was
which. In fact, during WWI the work of the Red Cross and
the Women’s Council of Defense was so intertwined that some references
interchange them as though they were one and the same. It also varies
from report to report which group was in charge of the other.
Women were also very busy with projects to support the troops through
the YMCA and the various church’s women’s circles. But
clearly all groups cooperated to achieve the same goals, and at least
at the local level rolled up their sleeves and worked together.
The following lists and the articles to which they are linked are,
although as complete as can be determined at this time, merely a
partial listing of the women who made important and lasting
contributions during the time frame of WWI. |
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| Miami County Indiana Chapter of the American Red Cross Executive Committee Women’s Council of Defense - Miami County, Indiana YMCA Hospital Garments and Supplies Surgical Dressings Department Knitting Department Publicity Membership Canteen Comfort Kits Junior Red Cross Home Service Department Salvation Army |
Christmas Boxes For Boys Overseas Linen Shower Motor Corps Nurses Survey Liberty Loan Committee Girls Liberty Guard Food Production (Gardens) Home Economics (Food Clubs) Child Welfare Propaganda Committee (educational department) Community Chorus Historians Fourteen Minutes Women’s Speakers |
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Supervisors Knitting Mrs A.P. Tudor, Chairman First row sitting Left to Right
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| Click on photo for larger photograph. The
Miami County Red Cross Chapter during World War I. These ladies were
the knitting supervisors. They taught the Red Cross workers skills
including knitting socks and preparing bandages.
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Women's Section Miami County Council of Defense
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