Tatyanna Ali
Florence Griffith-Joyner
Jacqueline Joyner-Kersee
Venus Williams
Marian Anderson
Glenda Hatchett
There are several links in the Related Links which list many former Girl Scouts.
Girl Scouts, definitely Girl Scouts!
Yes, there are Girl Scouts in the D.C. area. The Girl Scouts of the USA council for the Greater Washington D.C. Area is called Girl Scout Council of the Nation's Capital.
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Mostly can they shoot and score.
Gloria Ray Karlmark
Yes. The first African American Girl Scout troop in the US was formed in 1917.
The first African American Girl Scout troop in the US was formed in 1917. However, no other information is available about the troop or its members.
Juliette Gordon Low started the first American Girl Guide troop in Savannah, GA in 1912 and is the founder of Girl Scouts of the USA.
When first starting Girl Guides/Girl Scouts in America in 1912, Juliette Gordon Low called the first troops American Girl Guides. A year later, the name was changed to Girl Scouts and, in 1915, the organization was incorporated as Girl Scouts, Inc.
American Girl Guides
She was the first African American woman on the board of Girl Scouts of America. She was the first African American woman to become a full professor at New York University. She was also the first African American woman to be on the US Department of Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services.
There was a time when Girl Scout units were segregated by race according to state and local laws and customs. The first troop for African-American girls was founded in 1917.
Depending on the organization, the terms Girl Guides or Girl Scouts are used for member organizations of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS). In the US, Juliette Gordon Low originally named the organization American Girl Guides. In 1913, the organization was renamed Girl Scouts of America and, in 1915, it was changed to Girl Scouts, Inc. Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) was chartered by the U.S. Congress on March 16, 1950.
For Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA), Gloria Randle Scott was the first African-American to be National President of GSUSA. The first African-American Honorary President of GSUSA is Michelle Obama. The First Lady of the United States has held the title of Honorary President since Lou Henry Hoover was National President of GSUSA and then Honorary President while her husband, Herbert Hoover, was President of the United States.
Judy Garland is not listed on any of the web sites which list famous Girl Scouts. It was possible for Judy Garland to be in Girl Scouts, however, from an early age, she performed and traveled with her mother, so it is very unlikely that she was ever a member of Girl Scouts.
Juliette Gordon-Low was famous because she was the founder of the girl scouts in 1912
The first troops organized in America in 1912 were called the American Girl Guides. In 1913, the name of the organization was changed to Girl Scouts.