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Scouting For Girls, Official Handbook of the Girl Scouts
by Girl Scouts of the United States of America
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- Language
- en
About this book
Creators: Girl Scouts of the United States of America and Josephine Daskam Bacon (1876-1961) [Editor] "Scouting For Girls, Official Handbook of the Girl Scouts" is an official guide published in the early 20th century. This handbook serves as a comprehensive resource for the Girl Scouts movement, outlining training, principles, and history designed to empower young girls. The main themes include self-sufficiency, community service, and personal development through various scouting activities. The opening of the handbook begins with an introduction by Robert Baden-Powell, explaining the origins of Scouting for girls and how it evolved to include young women wanting their own distinct opportunities rather than simply imitating the boys’ version. It details the historical context, emphasizing the roles that women played on frontiers and in wartime, which inspired the establishment of the Girl Scouts. The early sections also lay out the foundational principles, mottoes, and promises that guide the values and practices of Scout members, setting a tone of preparedness, loyalty, and community service as primary objectives for those involved in the program. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading Level: Reading ease score: 78.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Rights: Public domain in the USA. Downloads: 1754