(Oops - written on March 12 but not posted until March 13)
On this date in 1912, in the state of Georgia, Juliette Gordon Low called her cousin, Nina Anderson Pape, and said, "Come right over! I've got something for the girls of Savannah, and all America, and all the world, and we're going to start it tonight!"
On this date in 1912, in the state of Georgia, Juliette Gordon Low called her cousin, Nina Anderson Pape, and said, "Come right over! I've got something for the girls of Savannah, and all America, and all the world, and we're going to start it tonight!"
Today, March 12, as Girl Scouts of the USA celebrate their 100th birthday, their mission is "to build girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place." (see www.girlscouts.org)
In this Saturday, May 31, 1997 file photo, Barb Rishell, of DuBos, Penn., leads about 50,000 girl scouts in a pledge, on the Mall in Washington. It's been 100 years since Juliette Gordon Low recruited the first scouts in Georgia. Low's original registration book from March of 1912 shows 102 recruits. Now there are 2.3 million active Girl Scouts nationwide. Photo: Brian K. Diggs / AP (Read more: http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Girl-Scouts-mark-100-years-of-closing-gender-gaps-3379359.php#ixzz1oxQraX3v)
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