Project Gutenberg 2009-06-26 Public domain in the USA. 50 Wiggin, Kate Douglas Smith 1856 1923 Riggs, Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin Smith, Kate Douglas Riggs, George Christopher, Mrs. Wiggin, Samuel Bradley, Mrs. The Girl Scouts: A Training School for Womanhood Reading ease score: 58.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by David Edwards, Marcia Brooks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was made using scans of public domain works put online by Harvard University Library\\\'s Open Collections Program, Women Working 1800 - 1930) "The Girl Scouts: A Training School for Womanhood" by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin is a guidebook that emphasizes the importance of girlhood and the values instilled by the Girl Scouts, written in the early 20th century. The book discusses the role of the Girl Scouts as an organization that prepares young women for the responsibilities of adulthood while celebrating traditional feminine virtues. It reflects the cultural attitudes of its time, particularly in relation to women's roles in society. In this book, Wiggin shares her passion for the Girl Scouts and the ideals of scouting as a means of personal development for young girls. She reflects on her experiences and the qualities that define a true scout, such as bravery, cheerfulness, thriftiness, and a spirit of service to others. Through anecdotes and observations, she advocates for the nurturing of a woman's character through small daily responsibilities and the importance of community, urging girls to embrace their identities while cultivating a sense of responsibility towards each other and the world around them. The narrative underscores the notion that women can contribute meaningfully to society through their unique qualities, rather than by imitating men. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Girl Scouts of the United States of America HS Text Scouts Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Gender & Sexuality Studies Browsing: Parenthood & Family Relations 29854 29740 2024-10-12T14:46:51.156491 2023-09-13T05:55:58.272457 text/html text/html 25993 2021-01-05T06:44:58 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 61034 2021-01-05T06:44:58 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 69049 2024-10-12T14:46:52.681496 application/epub+zip 67870 2024-10-12T14:46:51.450500 application/epub+zip 67870 2024-10-12T14:46:51.288489 application/epub+zip 98299 2024-10-12T14:46:53.775478 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 90829 2024-10-12T14:46:52.515497 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 90981 2022-09-13T14:26:47.002128 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 24200 23918 2024-10-12T14:46:51.085494 2023-09-13T05:55:58.208479 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 24049 2021-01-05T06:44:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 9062 2021-01-05T06:44:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20313 2024-10-12T14:46:53.917482 application/rdf+xml 20377 2024-10-12T14:46:51.349487 image/jpeg 3381 2024-10-12T14:46:51.318497 image/jpeg 61538 2024-10-12T14:46:51.162496 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia