Elizabeth Dole

Elizabeth Dole has a long distinguished career as a United States Senator, The first female Secretary of Transportation, the Secretary of Labor and the president of the American Red Cross. In 2012, Dole founded the Elizabeth Dole Foundation to support Military caregivers after witnessing the hardships these spouses, parents, siblings, and friends of wounded, ill, and injured Veterans and Service Members face while she was caregiving for her husband, Senator Bob Dole, during an extended stay at Walter Reed Hospital.  Since the Foundation’s launch, she has led the way in exposing the Military caregivers’ crisis and bringing crucial resources to help these hidden heroes.