How did the Girl Scouts get started?

Forever Ago

American Public Media

Kids & Family, History, Education For Kids

4.4 • 5.3K Ratings

🗓️ 21 May 2025

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Joy is so excited to be going on her first big camping trip, but she needs help – STAT! How do you put up a tent, anyway? And how do you make perfect, ooey gooey s’mores?! Luckily, her Girl Scout buddy and cohost Flora is here to help!
Join Joy and Flora on their camping trip, while they explore the history of the Girl Scouts! This super popular group teaches girls all kinds of skills, from managing money to how to be a good friend. Over a million girls across the U.S. are members – but how did the group get started anyway? (Spoiler: it all began with one courageous woman who had a big idea!) Plus, the story of another courageous woman who fought to ensure Black girls could join the Girl Scouts, too! And as always, a tasty new First Things First for you to sink your teeth into!

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0:00.0	Hi, all you wonderful people listening. This is Joy Dolo. As you no doubt know, I'm not afraid to get silly. Like really silly. Like, keep an elephant in my closet, make a couch out of gum, collect ancient toilets, silly, silly, silly, silly. But today I've got something very unsilly to talk about. In fact, it's quite serious.
0:24.0	Forever Go is a public media show, and public media is threatened like never before. That's why I'm
0:30.7	asking you to donate, like you, you, the you that's hearing this and thinking, is she talking to me?
0:36.7	Yes, you're the you, I mean.
0:38.9	I need you to go to forevergo.org slash donate. Literally give any amount, $6.79, $102.3 nickels,
0:49.0	$10,000 and no change, because honestly, that's an amazing enough gift right there, but just give
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1:08.1	Foreverago.org slash donate. Again, please go to foreverago.org slash donate.
1:14.6	That way, I could stop being so serious and get back to my silly side.
1:18.2	I've got underwater submarine sandwich shops to run.
1:21.1	Manay's Haders Club meetings to lead.
1:23.2	So chip in now and a very sincere.
1:26.0	Thank you.
1:31.3	Let's see, make two bunny ears, then loop the loop and...
1:37.3	No, that's not right.
1:39.3	Maybe it was one bunny ear.
1:41.3	Oh.
1:42.3	Hey, Joy, what's with all the rope?
1:45.3	Flora, thank goodness you're here.
1:47.4	I thought you were coming hours ago.
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