The Fascinating History of the Girl Scouts

Who would’ve guessed that the guy who founded the Scout Movement was actually a British colonizer who took part in slaughtering thousands in the Boer Wars? Well, it’s true. This week, you’ll learn all about Robert Baden-Powell and his scout mission, whose sister and wife worked alongside him to help create the Girl Guides. Then, you’ll learn how the Girl Scouts came to the United States, and about various controversies throughout the organization’s history in the states, and worldwide. Don't forget to REVIEW and SUBSCRIBE on Apple Podcasts! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/your-angry-neighborhood-feminist/id1339226131 Do you have a topic that you want the show to take on? Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Social media: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@Your Angry Neighborhood Feminist⁠⁠⁠⁠ JOIN ME ON PATREON! www.patreon.com/angryneighborhoodfeminist Sources: https://www.spanglefish.com/AgnesBaden-Powell/index.asp?pageid=716411 https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/military-history-and-science/second-matabele-war/ TheControversialFoundationsofScouting-ImperialismMilitarizationandThePivottoPeace.pdf https://daily.jstor.org/desegregating-the-girl-scouts/ https://gswoblog.org/2021/02/22/meet-the-black-women-who-desegregated-girl-scouts/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/girl-scouting-was-once-segregated-180962208/ https://www.caymancompass.com/1991/05/06/atheist-scouts-win-legal-round https://web.archive.org/web/20161019021525/http://www.bsa-discrimination.org/html/gsusa-problems.html#920119 https://web.archive.org/web/20070813004050/http://www.bsa-discrimination.org/html/gsusa.html#statement https://slate.com/life/2026/02/transgender-kids-healthcare-bans-supreme-court.html https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/mar/24/girlguiding-trans-girls-women-leave https://www.wagggs.org/en/our-world/arab-region/member-organisations/palestine/ https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/trans-girl-scouts-sell-330000-boxes https://dchistory.org/wp-content/uploads/CAREY_Force-for-Desegregation-Girl-Scouts-Civil-Rights_29-2.pdf https://www.wral.com/archive/19243051/ https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1991/04/27/atheist-cub-scouts-fighting-legal-battle-over-reciting-oath/ https://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/20/opinion/scoutings-gay-founder.html https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/wife-killer-is-great-grandson-of-scouts-founder-badenpowell/news-story/1a11edb3a2faa54ab8c5b0958fb8776b Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices