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Girl Scout Council of the Nation's Capital, Washington DC (Images of America Series)
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by Ann E. Robertson on behalf of the Girl Scout Council of the Nation's Capital, Foreword by Gertrude (Bobby) Lerch (Foreword by), the Girl Scout Council of the Nation's CapitalAnn E. Robertson on behalf of the Girl Scout Council of the Nation's Capital
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Overview
Girl Scouting came to Washington, DC, in June 1913 when Juliette Gordon Low decided her new girls’ empowerment movement needed a national headquarters. Although the headquarters moved to New York City in 1916, the council in Washington, DC, is still actively involved in the programs. Girl Scouts of the Nation’s Capital chronicles the evolution of Girl Scouting in the District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia from 1913 to the present. It includes photographs from the Little House, where first ladies dropped by for housekeeping demonstrations, and the teahouses, where presidents enjoyed fresh beverages and cakes graciously served by Girl Scouts. Some 200 photographs will rekindle memories of making new friends, earning badges, spending summer nights at Camp May Flather, taking road trips to Rockwood, attending freezing inaugural parades, hiking along the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, and participating in enormous sing-alongs around the Washington Monument.
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781467120531 |
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Publisher: | Arcadia Publishing SC |
Publication date: | 12/02/2013 |
Series: | Images of America Series |
Pages: | 128 |
Product dimensions: | 6.40(w) x 9.20(h) x 0.50(d) |
About the Author
The images used in this book come from the Nation’s Capital Archives as well as from leaders’ personal collections. Ann E. Robertson has been involved in Girl Scouting since she joined Brownies in 1973 and earned her Gold Award in 1983. Currently, she chairs the Archives and History Committee of the Girl Scout Council of the Nation’s Capital.
Table of Contents
Foreword 6
Acknowledgments 7
Introduction 8
About the Girl Scout Council of the Nation's Capital 9
1 From National Headquarters to National Capital 11
2 Girl Scout Ways 25
3 Councils Large and Small 47
4 Hiker, Rambler, Troop Camper 59
5 Make the World a Better Place 87
6 Something for All the Girls 101
7 The Nation's Capital 115
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