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JOHN HEFFERN: CLARA BARTON IS AN EXAMPLE OF A STRONG AND BRAVE WOMAN
arminfo
Wednesday, May 23, 18:17
Clara Barton is an example of a strong and brave woman. As head of
the American Red Cross, Barton directed relief missions in the United
States and abroad. This was at a time when American women did not
even have the right to vote, the U.S. Ambassador to Armenia John
Heffern said during the presentation of Clara Barton's "American
Relief Expedition to Asia Minor under the Red Cross" report on May 23.
Ambassador Heffern said that the presentation of the report in Yerevan
is direct evidence of the friendly relations between Americans and
Armenians. He added that these relations will continue actively
developing.
To note, Clara Barton was the founder and chairperson of the American
Red Cross. Learning about the extensive massacres of Armenians in
1895-1896 in the Ottoman Empire, in 1896 Clara Barton arrived in
Constantinople and coordinated the relief aid distribution to the
survivors of the massacres and homeless people for about a year.
Thanks to Clara Barton's efforts Armenian survivors of the massacres
were provided with shelter, food, medicine and clothing. Due to many
obstacles created by the Ottoman authorities Clara Barton was forced
to leave the Ottoman Empire and return to the U.S. At the end of 1896
Clara Barton together with her colleagues published a report of their
humanitarian activities in the Ottoman Empire.
arminfo
Wednesday, May 23, 18:17
Clara Barton is an example of a strong and brave woman. As head of
the American Red Cross, Barton directed relief missions in the United
States and abroad. This was at a time when American women did not
even have the right to vote, the U.S. Ambassador to Armenia John
Heffern said during the presentation of Clara Barton's "American
Relief Expedition to Asia Minor under the Red Cross" report on May 23.
Ambassador Heffern said that the presentation of the report in Yerevan
is direct evidence of the friendly relations between Americans and
Armenians. He added that these relations will continue actively
developing.
To note, Clara Barton was the founder and chairperson of the American
Red Cross. Learning about the extensive massacres of Armenians in
1895-1896 in the Ottoman Empire, in 1896 Clara Barton arrived in
Constantinople and coordinated the relief aid distribution to the
survivors of the massacres and homeless people for about a year.
Thanks to Clara Barton's efforts Armenian survivors of the massacres
were provided with shelter, food, medicine and clothing. Due to many
obstacles created by the Ottoman authorities Clara Barton was forced
to leave the Ottoman Empire and return to the U.S. At the end of 1896
Clara Barton together with her colleagues published a report of their
humanitarian activities in the Ottoman Empire.