Aurelia Ramos de Segarra (1860–1927) was a Uruguayan philanthropist. In 1897, on the wake of the

Revolution of 1897 The Revolution of 1897 was an uprising led by the army of the Uruguayan National Party against the government of President Juan Idiarte Borda. It took place in Uruguayan territory between March 5 and September 18, 1897. History The revolutiona ...

, she helped establish the Red Cross of Christian Ladies.5 March 1897
/ref> Later on it was renamed Uruguayan Red Cross.

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1860 births 1927 deaths Uruguayan activists Uruguayan women activists Uruguayan philanthropists 19th-century women philanthropists People associated with the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement {{Uruguay-activist-stub