August 15th, 2012
(via Collecting a century of Girl Scouts - O Say Can You See?) Newspaper photograph of Louise Davis (right) with a fellow Golden Eaglet, c.1930. The girls’ sashes are unofficial – they pre-date official Girl Scout uniform sashes by several years. When it came to uniforms, Goldsboro Troop #2 was apparently ahead of its time. 

(via Collecting a century of Girl Scouts - O Say Can You See?)

Newspaper photograph of Louise Davis (right) with a fellow Golden Eaglet, c.1930. The girls’ sashes are unofficial – they pre-date official Girl Scout uniform sashes by several years. When it came to uniforms, Goldsboro Troop #2 was apparently ahead of its time. 

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July 15th, 2012
saddle-shoes-260 (by Saddle Shoe Habitat)

saddle-shoes-260 (by Saddle Shoe Habitat)

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May 30th, 2012
(via New Bedford Knitters: 1942 | Shorpy Historical Photo Archive) Spring 1942. “New Bedford, Massachusetts. Portuguese Girl Scouts.” Medium format negative by John Collier, Office of War Information. View full size.

(via New Bedford Knitters: 1942 | Shorpy Historical Photo Archive)

Spring 1942. “New Bedford, Massachusetts. Portuguese Girl Scouts.” Medium format negative by John Collier, Office of War Information. View full size.

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March 12th, 2012
(via The Girl Scouts Celebrate 100 Years — Learning More About Juliette Gordon Low | Around The Mall) Juliette Gordon Low by Edward Hughes, 1887. Courtesy of the National Portrait Gallery.

(via The Girl Scouts Celebrate 100 Years — Learning More About Juliette Gordon Low | Around The Mall)

Juliette Gordon Low by Edward Hughes, 1887. Courtesy of the National Portrait Gallery.

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February 2nd, 2012
motherjones: Today in WTF: This is an illustration from the website HonestGirlScout.com, which is calling for a nationwide boycott of Girl Scout Cookies because a Colorado troop allowed a seven-year-old transgender kid into its ranks.

motherjones:

Today in WTF: This is an illustration from the website HonestGirlScout.com, which is calling for a nationwide boycott of Girl Scout Cookies because a Colorado troop allowed a seven-year-old transgender kid into its ranks.

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May 9th, 2011
allrightmrdemille: Chinese American Girl Scout Troop 45 participating in “I am American Day,” photographed by Harry Quillen, May 16, 1943, via Los Angeles Public Library

allrightmrdemille:

Chinese American Girl Scout Troop 45 participating in “I am American Day,” photographed by Harry Quillen, May 16, 1943, via Los Angeles Public Library

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