The Red Cross in Peace and War

The author presents a first-person history of the Red Cross movement and its American organization, describing the Geneva Committee's origins, the development of national societies, and their function as an auxiliary to governments in war and disaster. She recounts relief work during the Cuban campaign and the Spanish–American conflict, detailing sanitary assistance at camps, hospital service at the front, volunteer mobilization, and logistical challenges encountered. Throughout, she emphasizes principles of neutrality and humanitarian aid, reflects on obstacles and missed opportunities, and urges peacetime preparation, training, and broad public cooperation to reduce suffering in future emergencies.