Girl Scout cookies are very popular every year when they are sold. Over the years they have become increasingly pricy and yet people continue to buy them. As I write this currently; a box of thin mints sit at my desk.
Girl Scouts as a club was founded in 1912. And in World War 2 they were also trying to make an impact.
During the War, Girl Scouts were helping sell bonds and collected 1.5 million items of clothing to send off to refugees and men at war. The Girl Scouts organization also started a fundraiser to train and get Girl Scouts in hospitals to help those that were wounded.
"These high schoolers were trained to help in hospitals–feeding patients, performing clerical work, serving as messengers, preparing supplies and equipment, and making beds."
The Girl Scouts did not where nurse uniforms but instead their own signature pattern of green and white cloth.
The S.S Juliet Low was named in honor of the Girl Scouts. It was sent off to war after it was christened by a girl scout as well. Overall the impact Girl Scouts had on the war and in America has changed drastically since the 1900's, but it is interesting to see how far they have come since way back in 1912.
Source :
http://www.sarahsundin.com/girl-scouts-in-world-war-ii/
Interesting read- I'm a Girl Scout myself, and I think it's interesting how a lot of Girl Scouts today are still doing some service projects that are similar to the ones that the Girl Scouts back then did, such as organizing clothing donation drives, which is something that my troop does every year. Adding on, the Girl Scouts were honored, in a way, for their contributions to the war efforts. For instance, a ship was named after the founder of Girl Scouts, Juliette Low.
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This is such a cool post- I had no clue that Girl Scouts had such a big role in the war effort. It's cool to see where they started and how they expanded into their role in our current society. Today, there is 2.7 million girls involved in Girl Scouts. I wonder how many girls were in it when it started.
ReplyDeleteWow I can really appreciate this since I am a girl scout. In 2012, I celebrated the 100th anniversary of Girl scouts and the legacy Juliet Gordon Low created. It never occurred to me, however, that the Girl scouts lived through the war. As for the history of the cookies, they were not always sold in a box. The girl scouts used to make them from scratch at home. Later on, they were sold at on an industrial level, until they stopped production in WWII because of sugar and butter rations. Instead, calendars were sold in their place, which were arguably less popular.
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