Woman's Relief Corps (W.R.C.) National Convention Delegate Ribbon, 1900

THF254035 / Woman's Relief Corps (W.R.C.) National Convention Delegate Ribbon, 1900

Artifact Overview

In 1883, the Woman's Relief Corp (WRC) was recognized as an auxiliary organization to the Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.), a Civil War Union veterans' association. The WRC not only supported the G.A.R.'s mission to aid Union veterans, but also assisted former Army nurses and promoted patriotism through education. WRC conventions were usually held at the same time as the ones for the G.A.R.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Badge

Date Made

1900

Subject Date

1900

Collection Title

Research Center Political History Collection

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2009.0.13.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Satin

Technique

Printing (Process)

Color

Black (Color)
Orange yellow

Dimensions

Length: 7.75 in
Width: 3 in

Inscriptions

A.. Lincoln / "With malice towards none, with charity for all, / let us strive to bind up the nation's wound * * "/ EIGHTEENTH / NATIONAL CONVENTION, / WOMAN'S RELIEF CORPS, / CHICAGO, ILL., / AUGUST 29TH AND 30TH, / 1900 / DELEGATE

Keywords	United States, Illinois, Chicago Commemorative ribbons Badges Reunions Fraternal organizations Civil wars American Civil War, 1861-1865 Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Grand Army of the Republic National Woman's Relief Corps (U.S.) Woman's Relief Corps, National Convention (18th: 1900: Chicago, Ill.) Grand Army of the Republic, National Encampment (34th: 1900: Chicago, Ill.)