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the early years of the 20th century, Robert Baden-Powell, a famous
army general, developed a scheme for training boys. He tried out his
ideas at a camp on Brownsea Island in 1907 and the following year
published them in a book, Scouting for Boys. The book was an instant
success and boys throughout the UK enthusiastically took up
Scouting. As a result, Baden-Powell soon found himself organising
the Boy Scout Movement.
At the Scouts' first rally, at the Crystal Palace in 1909, a small
group of girls turned up. They represented hundreds of other girls
and insisted that they wanted to be Scouts too. The idea of girls
being involved in camping, received a mixed response. Angry critics
denounced girl scouting as a mischievous new development.
However, Baden-Powell's letters from this time show that he had a
scheme for girls in mind. In 1910 he formed the Girl Guides, asking
his sister Agnes to look after the new organisation. A few years
later his wife Olave became involved and, in 1918, was appointed
Chief Guide.
The pioneers who turned up at the 1909 Crystal Palace rally called
themselves Girl Scouts, but when he founded the girls' movement,
Baden-Powell decided that the name should change.
Baden-Powell had to think of a name, and soon he remembered that he
had been particularly impressed with some 'Guides' in India. These
men had operated on the north-west frontier and their main task was
to go on very dangerous expeditions. Even when they were off duty
the Guides were still training their minds and bodies. With this in
mind, Baden-Powell decided that 'Girl Guides' would be a good name
for these pioneering young women.
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