Baden-Powell, Agnes, << BAY duhn POH uhl, AG nuhs >> (1858-1945), founded the Girl Guide movement in the United Kingdom with her brother, Robert.
The Guide movement began after a number of girls attended a Boy Scout rally in London in 1909, proclaiming themselves to be Girl Scouts. Robert Baden-Powell, the founder of the Scout movement, decided that girls should have their own name and movement, with a program suited to their needs. The result was “The Scheme for Girl Guides,” published in November 1909.
Robert Baden-Powell felt that the movement for girls should be run by women. In 1910, he asked his older sister, Agnes, to adapt his book Scouting for Boys for use with girls. That year, the Guide movement was formally founded with the establishment of the Baden-Powell Girl Guides (B.P.G.G.).
Agnes Baden-Powell was born in Oxford, England. Her many interests included astronomy, aviation, handicrafts, and music. She raised bees, butterflies, and birds in her home.
See also Baden-Powell, Lord ; Girl Guides ; Girl Scouts ; Scout .
