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A group led by Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross in Washington, D.C. on May 21, 1881, based on the Swiss-inspired International Red Cross Movement. In one of the | A group led by Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross in Washington, D.C. on May 21, 1881, based on the Swiss-inspired International Red Cross Movement. In one of the group's first [[advocacy]] efforts, the Geneva Convention protecting war-injured combatants and non-combatants was ratified by the United States Congress, which also chartered the Red Cross, in 1882. | ||
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A group led by Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross in Washington, D.C. on May 21, 1881, based on the Swiss-inspired International Red Cross Movement. In one of the group's first advocacy efforts, the Geneva Convention protecting war-injured combatants and non-combatants was ratified by the United States Congress, which also chartered the Red Cross, in 1882.