GIRL GUIDING HISTORY

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GIRL GUIDING HISTORY!!!
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INTRODUCTION!

• This is my project on Girl Guiding History. It
  includes old uniforms, how the Royal family has
  been included over the years and who created Girl
  Guiding.

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Who created Girl Guiding?

• In the early 20th century, Robert Baden-Powell, a
  famous army general, thought of a way of training
  boys. He tried out his ideas at a camp on
  Brownsea Island in 1907 and then they were
  published in a book, Scouting for Boys. The book
  became popular very quickly and boys in UK took
  up Scouting. Robert was soon running Scouting,
  himself.
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• At the Scouts' first meeting, at the Crystal
  Palace in 1909, a small group of girls turned up.
  They represented hundreds of other girls and
  insisted that they should and wanted to be Scouts
  too.
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• In the year when skirts were ankle length and
  young ladies never ran, the idea of girls being a
  part in camping, hiking and similar activities,
  got a mixed ideas.
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• The letters that Robert sent to people showed
  that he had an idea what girls could do. In 1910
  he created the Girl Guides and asked his sister
  Agnes to look after the Girl Guides. A couple of
  years later Roberts wife, Olave became a part
  of Girl Guides and in 1918 she was Chief Guide.

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BROWNIE UNIFORMS!
Through out the years of guiding, brownies and
guides wore hats or caps most of the time. In
1914 the Brownie Uniform was called Rosebuds.
Brownies had to wear a dark-blue skirt, knitted
jumper and a cap. In 1915 the main colours of
clothing was brown and blue. Brownies wore an
overall, skirt and jumper with a tie and a hat or
a cap.
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Brownies in 1926 wore the uniform from 1917. It
was a brown dress that had patch pockets, brown
belt, knitted cap or a rush hat and a tie.
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• Brownies in 1932 wore the same clothes as before
  except with a pork pie hat with buttons and
  instead of a brown tie they wore a gold tie.
  Everyone in the same pack wore the same colours.
  Brownies probably only wore their hats outside.
  

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• Brownies in 1967 wore a brown dress with pockets
  in the skirt. The dress was worn with a new
  yellow cross tie.
• In 1990 the Brownies uniform changed completely.
  They wore a t shirt, jumper, brown skirt or
  trousers and a sash.
• The brownie logo changed, that was on the uniform
  in 1994. The Brownie Promise badge is now the
  same as other girl guiding groups but in yellow.

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• Now Brownies wear brown trousers or shorts, brown
  jacket, yellow t shirt and a sash. We have a box
  wear we can keep our books and letters to take
  home.

The Brownie promise badge.
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GUIDES UNIFORMS!
For Robert Baden-Powells Scheme for Girl Guides
he suggested that Guides wear a jumper, tie,
dark-blue skirt, straw hat. Then in 1911 Guides
started wearing a navy-blue hat, dark-blue shirt,
pale-blue tie and a belt.
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• Guides in the early 1920s wore a dark blue dress
  that was very popular.
• By the 1920s Guides would start to un-tuck their
  t shirts out of their skirts and finished it off
  with a belt.
• Proficiency badges that are now called badges are
  sewn at the top of the right sleeve and Guides
  work their way down.
• In the 1930s Guides started wearing a smaller,
  softer hat without a chin strap and they wore it
  throughout World War 2.

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• The Guides uniform changed extremely quickly in
  1946. They wore a shirt that was a bright blue
  that is now known as Guide blue. The t shirt is
  tucked into the skirt and the t shirt is a navy
  blue. They also wore a felt navy blue beret.

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• In 1964 Guides started wearing an air-hostess
  style hat.
• Then in 1965 Guides also started wearing ¾ length
  jackets.
• The loose ends of a tie that the Guides wear fit
  through a tie ring on the blouse.
• In 1968 the blouse changed from ¾ length to full
  length and the Guides could wear a belt if they
  wanted.

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• In 1981 Guides wore a blue blouse that had no
  pockets. Then Guides would tuck their blouse into
  their navy-blue skirt.

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• In 1990 a completely different uniform was made.
  It was a polo shirt or t shirt, jumper, skirt or
  trousers and a sash. This was designed by Jeff
  Banks.

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• This is the uniform that Guides would wear today.
  There main colour is blue.

This is the Guide badge.
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THE ROYAL FAMILY IN GIRLGUIDNG!
The Royal Family has been involved in Girl
Guiding over the years. In 1920 Princess Mary
became President of the Association. Then in
1937 Queen Elizabeth 2nd became a Guide and her
sister, Princess Margaret became a Brownie.
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• Princes Elizabeth was a Girl Guide and Princess
  Margaret was a Brownie and a Guide.
• Princess Elizabeth and her sister Princess
  Margaret is practising their 1st aid skills in
  1943.
• Princess Elizabeth is wearing a badge that
  represents the Swallow Patrol. Also she is
  wearing 2 white stripes which shows that she is a
  patrol leader.

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• Queen Elizabeth went to Windsor Castle in 1952
  to congratulate Scouts from all over the world on
  earning their Queen Scout Award.

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• The Queen was involved in The World Scout
  Jamboree, that took place in Birmingham, 1952. An
  event similar to this one will happen in Essex
  this year to celebrate 100 years of Scouting.

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• The Queen meets Scouts and Guides while on
  holiday in Brisbane, Australia in 2002. You can
  see how the uniforms are different to ours.

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• In 1946, The Queens mother started a scheme, The
  Queen Guide Award. It is the highest badge any
  Guide can achieve.
• This is the Countess of Wessex who is also the
  President of Girl Guiding UK. She is at a
  ceremony for the Girl Guide who have successfully
  achieved the Girl Guide Award.

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• Well, that is the end of my project. I hope you
  enjoyed reading all about Girl Guiding History.