Today marks the centennial of the Girl Scouts organization.
The following text is from the official Girl Scouts web site:
The first troop for African American girls was formed in 1917. Forty-eight years later, I became a Girl Scout. Although I only spent a year in the organization, I enjoyed being part of a girl group that pledged to try to do its best and to serve God and country.
A variety of scout dolls and paper dolls have been made throughout the years. The dolls shown below are the few I own.
Below are links to other Girl Scout (GS) dolls, past and present, a noteworthy GS article:
Dorsey's Dollectibles (a variety of Terri Lee, Effanbee, and other scout dolls from the past)
On My Honor paper doll book includes one AA paper doll depicting the uniform worn in 1918
Barbara Wilborn
The following text is from the official Girl Scouts web site:
Juliette Gordon Low spent several years searching for something useful to do with her life. Her search ended in 1911, when she met Sir Robert Baden-Powell, founder of the Boy Scouts and Girl Guides, and became interested in the new youth movement. Afterwards, she channeled all her considerable energies into the fledgling movement.
Less than a year later, she returned to the United States and made her historic telephone call to a friend (a distant cousin), saying, "I've got something for the girls of Savannah, and all of America, and all the world, and we're going to start it tonight!" On March 12, 1912, Juliette Low gathered 18 girls to register the first troop of American Girl Guides. Margaret "Daisy Doots" Gordon, her niece and namesake, was the first registered member. The name of the organization was changed to Girl Scouts the following year.
The first troop for African American girls was formed in 1917. Forty-eight years later, I became a Girl Scout. Although I only spent a year in the organization, I enjoyed being part of a girl group that pledged to try to do its best and to serve God and country.
A variety of scout dolls and paper dolls have been made throughout the years. The dolls shown below are the few I own.
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| Blue Bird (1963), Brownie and Girl Scout dolls (1965) by Effanbee and Avon (the tallest doll) (1995) |
Below are links to other Girl Scout (GS) dolls, past and present, a noteworthy GS article:
Dorsey's Dollectibles (a variety of Terri Lee, Effanbee, and other scout dolls from the past)
On My Honor paper doll book includes one AA paper doll depicting the uniform worn in 1918
Barbara Wilborn
