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Article: 3:52 p.m.: Girl Scouts to launch New Girl Scout Leadership Experience in fall
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- The Sun, San Bernardino, Calif.
- Article date:
- March 26, 2008
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When the Girl Scout movement was founded in this country in 1912,
girls learned homemaking skills and played basketball behind a
curtain so boys could not see their ankles.
Times have changed, and girls can pretty much do whatever they
want.
So in the fall, Girl Scouts of the USA will launch the New Girl
Scout Leadership Experience, designed to expand leadership
opportunities for girls ages 6 to 17.
Area scout councils are following suit.
"Instead of us setting regulations, the girls will have more
input in reaching their ultimate goals," said Linda Dominguez,
director of ...