The purpose of this guide is to list the different vintage series books that feature characters who join the Red Cross.  All of these books were published during or right after World War I when patriotism ran high.

There is just one series that is completely centered around the Red Cross:

The Red Cross Girls by Margaret Vandercook

  1. The Red Cross Girls in the British Trenches, 1916
  2. The Red Cross Girls on the French Firing Line, 1916
  3. The Red Cross Girls in Belgium, 1916
  4. The Red Cross Girls with the Russian Army, 1916
  5. The Red Cross Girls with the Italian Army, 1917
  6. The Red Cross Girls Under the Stars and Stripes, 1917
  7. The Red Cross Girls Afloat with the Flag, 1918
  8. The Red Cross Girls with Pershing to Victory, 1919
  9. The Red Cross Girls with the U. S. Marines, 1919
10. The Red Cross Girls in the National Capitol, 1920

Miscellaneous Books

The following books are single volumes in series in which the main character joins the Red Cross temporarily in order to "do her bit" during the war effort.

Aunt Jane's Nieces Series: #11 Aunt Jane's Nieces in the Red Cross, by Edith Van Dyne, 1915
Betty Books Series: #6 Betty and the Red Cross, by Alice Hale Burnett, 1919
Campfire Girls Series: #7 The Campfire Girls' Red Cross Work, by Helen Hart
Girls of Central High: #7 The Girls of Central High Aiding the Red Cross, by Gertrude Morrison, 1921
Grace Harlowe's Overseas Series: #2 Grace Harlowe with the Red Cross in France, by Jessie Graham Flower, 1920
Mary Lee Series: #2 Mary Lee, the Red Cross Girl, by Helen Hart, 1917
Ruth Fielding Series: #13 Ruth Fielding in the Red Cross, or Doing Her Bit for Uncle Sam, 1918
Ruth Fielding Series: #15 Ruth Fielding Homeward Bound, or a Red Cross Worker's Ocean Perils, 1919