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In 1991, Dole became the president of the American Red Cross. She served until 1999. She was the second woman to serve as president since Clara Barton founded the organization in 1881.
Elizabeth Dole was only the second woman to serve as president since Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross in 1881. She totally restructured the world’s largest humanitarian organization during her eight years as president, serving as a volunteer in her first year.
In 1990 Dole resigned as secretary of labor to become the president of the American Red Cross, an organization for emergency relief. As head of the Red Cross she oversaw a $1.8 billion annual budget, 32,000 employees, and 1.4 million volunteers.
May 7, 2024 · She was the first female secretary of transportation (1983–87); the first female executive of the American Red Cross (1991–99) since its founder, Clara Barton; and the first serious female contender for the Republican presidential nomination (2000).
- Caroline Heldman
Following her time at the Red Cross, Elizabeth Dole sought the Republican presidential nomination in 2000, becoming the first viable female candidate from a major political party. She withdrew from the race in late 1999 and endorsed fellow Republican George W. Bush in early 2000.
Jan 5, 1999 · Two years after her husband's unsuccessful effort to oust President Clinton, Elizabeth Hanford Dole announced today that she was resigning as president of the American Red Cross, a move...
Jan 4, 1999 · WASHINGTON (AllPolitics, January 4) -- Elizabeth Dole resigned her post Monday as president of the American Red Cross, hinting at a possible presidential bid in 2000 by saying there "may be...
