The organisation set up by Agnes and Robert in the UK started to change from 1916 onwards. Robert had married two years before and his wife, Olave Baden-Powell, slowly took over the running of the Girl Guide Association. She soon became the new public face of Girl...
Agnes Baden-Powell and her incredible contribution to the Girlguiding Association is largely forgotten. Many young girls have grown up mistakenly believing that ‘the founders’ of the Scouting and Girlguiding Associations were...
The 22nd February 2017 saw girls of all ages celebrate World Thinking Day as part of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS). It is the one day of the year where Girl Guides and Girl Scouts all over the world think of others. We hold...
I’m currently working on an exhibition for Girl Museum¬†about youth groups for girls. Part of it will look at the history of girl groups, so I wanted to write a short blog post as a taster for the real thing! This post looks at how the first girl...
