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== Early History == | == Early History == | ||
Girl Guiding had officially been founded in 1910 in the | Girl Guiding had officially been founded in 1910 in the UK. By 1916-17, it had become apparent that girls who had been [[Girl Guides]] from the start were getting too old for their companies, and that older girls wished to become Guides but did not fit well in companies of younger girls. "Senior Guides" slowly came into existence as some captains (adult leaders of companies) formed patrols of girls over 16 years old. [[Robert Baden-Powell]], the founder of [[Scouting]] and Guiding, was interested in this development and in June 1917 asked [[Rose Kerr]] to take on responsibility for them, outlining to her a plan for them. The scheme for the Senior Guides was published in parts in 1918. | ||
In the next two years, many suggestions of name change were discussed but no consensus was reached. Rose Kerr recounts a conversation with Robert Baden-Powell in 1920 where he suggested "Ranger", one of the rejected suggestions for the Senior Scouts (by then called [[Rover Scout|Rovers]]). In June 1920, [[Olave Baden-Powell]], then the Chief Guide, wrote: | In the next two years, many suggestions of name change were discussed but no consensus was reached. Rose Kerr recounts a conversation with Robert Baden-Powell in 1920 where he suggested "Ranger", one of the rejected suggestions for the Senior Scouts (by then called [[Rover Scout|Rovers]]). In June 1920, [[Olave Baden-Powell]], then the Chief Guide, wrote: | ||
