Red cross Quote by Ann Shen

“...she had discovered within herself the unlikely gift for functioning with equilibrium and efficiency inside a full-blown, unending nightmare. [A Red Cross worker during…

— James Carroll

“But most of these women -- the famous and the obscure -- had one thing in common: they did not think of themselves as…

— Kathryn J. Atwood

“The woman took the faded shirt and muddy overalls and laid them away from remembrance. It was a weapon against her strength and if…

— Zora Neale Hurston

“She had an incredible amount of admiration for these talented men who dedicated themselves to training and practicing and honing their skills in order…

— Laura Griffin

“The gallantry was the women's. ... The woman's chivalry in such circumstances is obviously expected.”

— Bryn Hammond

“stood side by side. My mother too had served the Lady. Too young to bear arms in the last war, from within the palisade…

— Catherine M. Wilson

From Clara Barton's tireless work founding the American Red Cross to the first female Medal of Honor winner, Dr. Mary Walker, to our first…

— Brian Kilmeade

For women to be supplying the soldiery with banners, flannel shirts and other material comforts was, superficially, all of a piece with their ministrations…

— Linda Colley

“Soldier's fashion accessory is his weapon just like a jewelry for women.”

— Pushpa Rana

“You can’t volunteer to go to war and then bitch about getting shot at.”

— Nathaniel Fick

“The rifle gleamed up at him. When men do it in wartime, they give them medals, he thought.”

— Stephen King

“She ran a streak of foundation under each eye, highlighter down the bridge of her nose, and bronzer beneath each cheekbone—a layer of armor…

— Jessica Taylor