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Pete Gordon Low Girl Empowerment

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Juliette Gordon Low founded the Girl Scout organization in 1912 on the ideal of empowering women starting at a young age. Low became inspired of establishing this organization after she met the founder Boy Scouts Sir Robert Baden-Powell (Patterson 2017). She wanted females to have the same empowerment that learned after the death of her husband. She felt that girls just like boys could learn character building, values and practical skills in life to help them as adults. From that, Low built her foundation to teach young girls empowerment by teaching them to engage in camping and other sports. This built self-a-steam for young girls to lead a fulfilling life. Over the years, the Girl Scout organization has grown and has become a national organization. They still build characters with learning values, leadership skills, and practical skills to lead to empowerment, but they also address issues in the communities. Girl Scouts train girls who will become the future leaders in society. The organization address issues such as racial equality, environmental, and social problems. They encourage peers positively in issues such as drugs, body image and emotionally healthy lives through physical activity and higher education. Girls Scout also proactive with social issues gay, lesbian and transgender community they …show more content…

For instance adult volunteers who are troop leader’s uses positive role model to influence the young girls in scouting activities to engage, challenging, and to have fun. The activities are trips, exploring science, outdoor activities and community service projects and earning badges. They also promote federal programs by having public policy and advocacy office that works across the nation with Congress and Executive Branch to educate and bring awareness about these issues that are important to girls and young women (Girl Scouts,

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