Who were the original Girl Scouts?

Answer 1

The Girl Guides.

Lord Robert Baden-Powell started the Scouting Movement in 1908 in the United Kingdom. He felt that girls should have their own organization, so Robert Baden-Powell chose the name "Girl Guides" and thought that an organization for girls should be run by women so he asked his elder sister, Agnes, to help and, in 1910, the Girl Guide movement was formally founded.

The first troop in the USA in 1912 was called 'Girl Guides of America'. A year later the name was changed to 'Girl Scouts of the United States'. In 1915, the organization was incorporated as 'Girl Scouts, Inc.' under the laws of the District of Columbia. In 1950, 'Girl Scouts of the USA' was re-incorporated under a Congressional Charter.

Answer 2

A Boy Scout rally was held in 1909 in the United Kingdom. Several girls attended proclaiming themselves to be Scouts. Robert Baden-Powell chose the name "Girl Guides" and decided that an organization for girls should be run by women so he asked his elder sister, Agnes, to help and, in 1910, the Girl Guide movement was formally founded.

Juliette Gordon Low organized the first American Girl Guide troop meeting in the USA on March 12, 1912 in Savannah, Georgia. A year later, the name was changed to Girl Scouts. The first member registered for that troop was Juliette's niece, Daisy Gordon.

Answer 3

When Lord Baden-Powell started the Girl Guides, he called the youngest group "Rosebuds". However, the girls did not like that name, so Lord Baden-Powell changed it to "Brownies".

Answer 4

When Juliette Gordon Low started a troop in Georgia, they were called Girl Scouts.

When the organization was chartered on June 10, 1915, they were Girl Scouts, Inc.