Что (кто) такое Girl Scouts - определение
![Portrait of [[Juliette Gordon Low]] (1887)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Edward Hughes - Juliette Gordon Low - Google Art Project.jpg?width=200 "Portrait of [[Juliette Gordon Low]] (1887)")
![Designed by [[Juliette Low]], the sole emblem of the Girl Scouts of the USA from 1912 until 1978](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Girl Scouts of the USA 1912-1976.svg?width=200 "Designed by [[Juliette Low]], the sole emblem of the Girl Scouts of the USA from 1912 until 1978")
![[[Bess Truman]] with Girl Scouts and their leaders](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Photograph of First Lady Bess Truman at the White House with a delegation of Girl Scouts, who are presenting her with... - NARA - 200404.jpg?width=200 "[[Bess Truman]] with Girl Scouts and their leaders")
![Cover story from ''[[The Saturday Evening Post]]'' on the Girl Scouts (25 Oct 1924)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/SaturdayEveningPost25Oct1924.jpg?width=200 "Cover story from ''[[The Saturday Evening Post]]'' on the Girl Scouts (25 Oct 1924)")
![A girl selling [[Girl scout cookies]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Selling girl scout cookies.JPG?width=200 "A girl selling [[Girl scout cookies]]")
![Singing Girl Guides in [[Germany]], 2007](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Christliche Pfadfinder.jpg?width=200 "Singing Girl Guides in [[Germany]], 2007")
![Princess Mary]] and Girl Guides, 1922](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Princess Mary, Girl Guides, 1922.jpg?width=200 "Princess Mary]] and Girl Guides, 1922")
Википедия
Girl Scouts of the United States of America (GSUSA), commonly referred to as simply Girl Scouts, is a youth organization for girls in the United States and American girls living abroad. Founded by Juliette Gordon Low in 1912, it was organized after Low met Robert Baden-Powell, the founder of Scouting, in 1911. Upon returning to Savannah, Georgia, she telephoned a distant cousin, saying, "I've got something for the girls of Savannah, and all of America, and all the world, and we're going to start it tonight!"
Girl Scouts prepares girls to empower themselves and promotes compassion, courage, confidence, character, leadership, entrepreneurship, and active citizenship through activities involving camping, community service, learning first aid, and earning badges by acquiring practical skills. Girl Scouts' achievements are recognized with various special awards, including the Girl Scout Gold, Silver, and Bronze Awards.
Girl Scout membership is organized according to grade, with activities designed for each level. GSUSA is a member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) and accepts girls of all backgrounds.
A 1994 Chronicle of Philanthropy poll showed Girl Scouts ranked by the public as the eighth "most popular charity/non-profit in America" among more than 100 charities. It describes itself as "the world's preeminent organization dedicated solely to girls."
