Who are some famous Girl Scouts?

Answer 1

Authors

Bloodworth-Thomason, Linda - Writer, TV Producer

Dove, Rita - '93 US Poet Laureate

Landers, Ann - Advice Columnist

Steinem, Gloria - Author

Viorst, Judith - Author of Poetry Collections, children books

Business

Bellamy, Carol - Executive Director, UNICEF

Betanzos, Amalia - President/CEO, Wildcat Service Corp

Biggins, Veronica - Vice President, C&S Bank Corp

Chavez-Thompson, Linda - Executive Vice President, AFL-CIO

d'Harnoncourt, Annie - Director, CEO, Philadelphia Museum of Art

Diaz Dennis, Patricia - VP, Gov't Affairs, Sprint, Former FCC Comm

Dole, Elizabeth - Former President, American Red Cross

Falk, Susan - President, Express (clothing retailer)

Fernandez, Lillian - Former Director, Int'l Affairs, Pfizer, Inc.

Heifer, Ricki Tigert - Former Chair, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

Juliber, Lois - President, Colgate Palmolive

Katen, Karen - Vice President, Pfizer

Marram, Ellen - Former President, Tropicana

Newkerk, Deborah - President, CEO, Saatchi & Saatchi

Yardis, Pam - President, Nat'l Organization of Mgmt. Consultants

Educators

Ellis Alexander, Marianne - ED, Public Leadership Education Network

Fox, Muriel - Chair, NOW Legal Defense & Education Fund

Futrell, Mary Hatwood - Former President, National Education Association

Hatwood Guttrell, Mary - Former Director, National Education Association

Jones, Elaine - Head of NAACP Legal Defense & Education Fund

McGuire, Patricia - President, Trinity College

Murphy MacGregor, Molly - ED, National Women's History Project

Elected Officials

Baldwin, Tammy - D-WI; House

Biggert, Judy - R-IL; House

Bono, Mary - R-CA; House

Capps, Lois - D-CA; House

Chenoweth, Helen - R-ID; House

Christensen, Donna - D-VI; House

Clayton, Eva - D-NC; House

Collins, Susan - D-ME; Senate

Cubin, Barbara - R-WY; House

DeGette, Diana - D-CO; House

Emerson, JoAnn - R-MO; House

Eshoo, Anna G. - D-CA; House

Fowler, Tillie - R-FL; House

Granger, Kay - R-TX; Rouse

Hutchison, Kay Bailey - R-TX; Senate

Jackson-Lee, Sheila - D-TX; House

Johnson, Eddie Bernice - D-TX; House

Kaptur, Marcy - D-OH; House

Kilpatrick, Carolyn Cheeks - D-MI; House

Landrieu, Mary - D-LA; Senate

Lee, Barbara - D-CA; House

Lincoln, Blanche - D-AR; Senate

Lowey, Nita - D-NY; House

McCarthy, Carolyn - D-NY; House

McCarthy, Karen - D-MO; House

Meek, Carrie P. - D-FL, House

Mikulski, Barbara - D-MD; Senate

Millender-McDonald, Juanita - D-CA; House

Mink, Patsy - D-HI; House

Murray, Patty - D-WA; Senate

Myrick, Sue - R-NC; House

Napolitano, Janet - D-AZ; Governor

Northup, Anne - R-KY; House

Pryce, Deborah - R-OH; House

Rodham Clinton, Hillary - D-NY; Senate

Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana -R-FL; House

Roukema, Marge - R-NJ; House

Sanchez, Loretta - D-CA; House

Schakowsky, Jan - D-IL; House

Slaughter, Louise M. -D-NY; House

Stabenow, Deborah - D-MI; House

Tauscher, Ellen O. - D-CA; House

Thurman, Karen L. - D-FL; House

Tubbs Jones, Stephanie - D-OH; House

Wilson, Heather - R-NM; House

Woolsey, Lynn - D-CA; House

First Family

Bush, Laura - Wife of President George Bush, Jr (43rd President)

Clinton, Chelsea - Daughter of Bill Clinton (42nd President)

Gore, Tipper - Wife of former VP Al Gore

Johnson Robb, Lynda, - Daughter of Lyndon B. Johnson (36th President)

Johnson Turpin, Luci, - Daughter of Lyndon B. Johnson (36th President)

Kennedy, Ethel - Wife of Robert Kennedy (Presidential candidate)

Mondale, Joan - Wife of former VP, Walter Mondale

Nixon Cox, Tricia - Daughter of Richard Nixon (37th President)

Nixon Eisenhower, Julie - Daughter of Richard Nixon (37th President)

Quayle, Marilyn - Wife of Former VP, Dan Quayle

Reagan, Nancy - Wife of Ronald Reagan (40th President)

Rodham Clinton, Hillary - US Senator & Wife of Bill Clinton (42nd President)

Government (Cabinet & Administration)

Albright, Madeleine - former US Secretary of State

Babbitt, Hattie - former US Ambassador, Organization of American States

Barshefsky, Charlene - US Trade Representative

Boggs, Corrinne C. - US Ambassador to the Vatican

Browner, Carol - Former Administrator-Environmental Protection Agency

Coone, Jane - Former US Ambassador to Bangladesh

Fenwick, Millicent - Former US Representative to UN Food & Agriculture Org.

Herman, Alexis M. - Former US Secretary of Labor

Hills, Carla - US Trade Representative

Klimova, Rita - US Ambassador, Czech & Slovah Federal Republic

Reno, Janet - former US Attorney General

Rice, Condoleezza - Former Secretary of State

Richardson, Margaret M. - Commissioner-IRS

Shalala, Donna - former US Secretary of Health and Human Service

Health, Science & Technology

Bodar, Roberta - 1st. Canadian woman in space

Brothers, Joyce, Dr. - Psychologist; Radio & TV Personality

Collins, Brenda - Child Psychologist

Collins, Lt Col Eileen - 1st Woman Space Shuttle Commander Astronaut

Davis, Jan - Astronaut

Fisher, Anna, Dr. - Astronaut

Hughes Fulford, Millie, Dr. - Former Astronaut; Head of Research Lab

Jemison, Mae - Astronaut

Jernigan, Tamara, Dr. - Astronaut

Resnick, Judith - Astronaut

Ride, Sally, Dr. - Astronaut, First Woman in Space

Rosenweig, Cynthia - NASA Research Scientist

Seddon, Rhea, Dr. - Astronaut

Sharman, Helen - First British woman in space

Sullivan, Kathryn, Dr. - Astronaut

Thornton, Kathryn, Dr. - Astronaut

Judges

Day O'Connor, Sandra - Associate Justice, US Supreme Court

Media

Braver, Rita - Correspondent, CBS News

Couric, Kathleen - Anchorwoman, "Today Show"

DelBarco, Mandelitte - News Broadcaster, National Public Radio

George, Phyllis - '71 Miss America, Program Host for PAX-TV

Hopkins, Jan - Anchor, CNN Financial News

Jones, Star - Co-host, "The View", ABC-TV

Ling, Lisa - TV Journalist

Moriarty, Erin - TV Reporter, CBS "48Hours"

Norville, Deborah - Host of "Inside Edition"

Pauley, Jane - TV reporter, "Dateline"

Savage, Terry - Columnist, TV Talk Show Host

Shipman, Claire - White House Correspondent, NBC News

Sweeney, Anne - President, Disney/ABC Cable Network

Walters, Barbara - Anchorwoman of ABC "20/20"

Wafts, Rolanda - Former Television Talk Show Host

Woodruff, Judy - Anchor & Senior Correspondent, CNN

Performing Arts

Anderson, Melissa Sue - Actress

Bergen, Candace - Actress

Carter, Lynda - Actress

Chafee, Susy - Entertainer

Crow, Sheryl - Singer/Songwriter

Danner, Blythe - Actress

Dee, Sandra - Actress

Fanning, Dakota, Actress

Fisher, Carrie - Actress, Author

Holm, Celeste - Actress

Lucci, Susan - Actress

Merchant, Natalie - Singer, Songwriter

Norman, Jessye - Opera Singer

Reynolds, Debbie - Actress

Rivera, Chita - Actress

Star, Brenda - Singer

Stewart, Martha - TV Personality; Martha Stewart Living

Thomas, Marlo - Actress

Tiegs, Cheryl - Model

Turner, Kathleen - Actress

Tyler Moore, Mary - Actress

Warwick, Dionne - Singer

Publishing

Arias, Anna Marie - Assoc Editor, Hispanic Magazine

Edwards, Virginia - Editor, Education Week; President, Editorial Edu Projects

Eng, Phoebe - Publisher, "A" Magazine

Fiore, Mary - Managing Editor, "Good Housekeeping" Magazine

Moore, Ann - Publisher, "People" Magazine

Taylor, Susan - Editor-in-Chief, "Essence" Magazine

Wolf, Wendy - Senior Editor, Harper Collins

Ying, Mildred - Food Editor, "Good Housekeeping" Magazine

Sports

Ackerman, Valede - Women's National Basketball

Bell, Judy - Former President, US Golf Association; amateur golfer

Blair, Bonnie - '94 Gold Olympian Speed Skater

Chaffee, Suzy - Skier; World Freestyle Skiing Champion, 1971-73

DeFrantz, Anita - Attorney, Int'l Olympic Committee; '76 rowing bronze

Evans, Janet - '92 800m freestyle gold medalist

Fleming, Peggy - '68 figure skating gold Olympian

Hamill, Dorothy - '76 figure skating gold Olympian

Green, Tina Sloan - President, Black Women Sports

Joyner-Kersee, Jacqueline - '88 Long Jump Gold Olympian

Lobo, Rebecca - WNBA Basketball Player

Lopez, Nancy - Pro-golfer

MacMillan, Shannon - Women's World Cup Member

Marquis, Gail - Olympic Basketball Medalist; basketball commentator

McPeak, Holly - Beach Pro Volleyball

McTiernan, Kerri-Ann - 1st woman coach men's basketball

Powell, Renee - 1st African American Golf Player on LPGA

Richardson, Donna -Fitness Expert

Redman, Susie - Pro-golfer

Rigby-Mason, Cathy - Olympic Gymnast & TV Commentator

St. John Deane, Bonnie - Paralympic Snow Skiing Medalist

St. James, Lyn - Auto Racing; '92 Indy 500 "Rookie of the Year"

Thompson, Jenny - '96 Gold Olympian Swimmer

Vanderveer, Tara - Women's Basketball

Other

Brandon, Barbara - Cartoonist

Gist, Carole - 1st African American Miss USA

Whitestone, Heather - Miss America, '95

Answer 2

Yes, there are!

First of all, Juliette Gordon Low, who founded Girl Scouts of the USA.

Lou Henry Hoover supported Girl Scouts even before her husband became President of the United States, including being the National Commissioner of Girl Scouts in 1917-1918, Vice President in 1921 and 1925 to 1929, and President in 1922-1925.

Jean Large, a professional writer, who wrote "Nancy Goes Scouting", a book for young adults in the late 1920's.

Anna Maria Chavez, the first Hispanic woman to be CEO of Girl Scouts of the USA.

Josephine Groves Holloway was the founder of the first black Girl Scout troop and was the first black Girl Scout executive in Middle Tennessee.

Gloria D. Scott, an African American, was elected National President of the Girl Scouts in 1975.

Anne Hyde Clarke Choate was an early and prominent leader in the Girl Scouts of the USA and in the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS). She was a friend of Juliette Gordon Low and chaired the Juliette Low World Friendship Fund Committee and helped to preserve Juliette's birthplace.

Answer 3

Depending on how you define "celebrities" here is a list of some famous current or former Girl Scouts and Girl Guides. See related links for more.

Media

Braver, Rita - Correspondent, CBS News

Couric, Kathleen - Anchorwoman, "Today Show"

DelBarco, Mandelitte - News Broadcaster, National Public Radio

George, Phyllis - '71 Miss America, Program Host for PAX-TV

Hopkins, Jan - Anchor, CNN Financial News

Jones, Star - Co-host, "The View", ABC-TV

Ling, Lisa - TV Journalist

Moriarty, Erin - TV Reporter, CBS "48Hours"

Norville, Deborah - Host of "Inside Edition"

Pauley, Jane - TV reporter, "Dateline"

Savage, Terry - Columnist, TV Talk Show Host

Shipman, Claire - White House Correspondent, NBC News

Sweeney, Anne - President, Disney/ABC Cable Network

Walters, Barbara - Anchorwoman of ABC "20/20"

Wafts, Rolanda - Former Television Talk Show Host

Woodruff, Judy - Anchor & Senior Correspondent, CNN

Performing Arts

Anderson, Melissa Sue - Actress

Bergen, Candace - Actress

Carter, Lynda - Actress

Chafee, Susy - Entertainer

Crow, Sheryl - Singer/Songwriter

Danner, Blythe - Actress

Dee, Sandra - Actress

Fanning, Dakota, Actress

Fisher, Carrie - Actress, Author

Holm, Celeste - Actress

Lucci, Susan - Actress

Merchant, Natalie - Singer, Songwriter

Norman, Jessye - Opera Singer

Reynolds, Debbie - Actress

Rivera, Chita - Actress

Star, Brenda - Singer

Stewart, Martha - TV Personality; Martha Stewart Living

Thomas, Marlo - Actress

Tiegs, Cheryl - Model

Turner, Kathleen - Actress

Tyler Moore, Mary - Actress

Warwick, Dionne - Singer

Sports

Ackerman, Valede - Women's National Basketball

Bell, Judy - Former President, US Golf Association; amateur golfer

Blair, Bonnie - '94 Gold Olympian Speed Skater

Chaffee, Suzy - Skier; World Freestyle Skiing Champion, 1971-73

DeFrantz, Anita - Attorney, Int'l Olympic Committee; '76 rowing bronze

Evans, Janet - '92 800m freestyle gold medalist

Fleming, Peggy - '68 figure skating gold Olympian

Hamill, Dorothy - '76 figure skating gold Olympian

Green, Tina Sloan - President, Black Women Sports

Joyner-Kersee, Jacqueline - '88 Long Jump Gold Olympian

Lobo, Rebecca - WNBA Basketball Player

Lopez, Nancy - Pro-golfer

MacMillan, Shannon - Women's World Cup Member

Marquis, Gail - Olympic Basketball Medalist; basketball commentator

McPeak, Holly - Beach Pro Volleyball

McTiernan, Kerri-Ann - 1st woman coach men's basketball

Powell, Renee - 1st African American Golf Player on LPGA

Richardson, Donna -Fitness Expert

Redman, Susie - Pro-golfer

Rigby-Mason, Cathy - Olympic Gymnast & TV Commentator

St. John Deane, Bonnie - Paralympic Snow Skiing Medalist

St. James, Lyn - Auto Racing; '92 Indy 500 "Rookie of the Year"

Thompson, Jenny - '96 Gold Olympian Swimmer

Vanderveer, Tara - Women's Basketball

Other

Bourke-White, Margaret - Photographer

Brandon, Barbara - Cartoonist

Elizabeth II - Queen of Great Britain

Gist, Carole - 1st African-American Miss USA

Goodman, Linda - Astrologer

Guisewaite, Cathy -Cartoonist

Princess Anne - Olympian and President of Save the Children

Princess Margaret - former princess of Great Britain, charity worker

Whitestone, Heather - Miss America, '95