For sale is an original 1960s GIRL SCOUTS OF AMERICA SASH with an assortment of 21 different Junior Girl Scout proficiency or merit badges. Junior Girl Scouts were elementary school girls in the fourth or fifth grade. The sash includes the troop number “293”, two membership stars, and a brownie wings patch. Girls between the ages of 10 to 13 years old were defined as Intermediate Girl Scouts. A top notch Girl Scout collectible.
This sash includes the following vintage merit badges:
1. Home Health & Safety
2. Drawing & Painting
3. Health Aid
4. Water Fun
5. Art in the Round
6. My Home
7. Pets
8. Troop Camper
9. Housekeeper
10. Musician
11. Personal Health
12. Skater
13. Cobbler
14. Foot Traveler
15. Storyteller
16. Pen Pal
17. Backyard Fun
18. Songster
19. Collector
20. Gypsy
21. Active Citizen
Juliette Gordon Low established the Girl Scouts as an organization to prepare girls to meet their world with courage, confidence, and character. In 1912, in the midst of the Progressive Era—and at a time when women in the United States couldn’t yet vote—this nearly deaf 51-year-old sparked a worldwide movement inspiring girls to embrace, together, their individuality, strength, and intellect. The Girl Scouts today includes 1.7 million Girl Scouts in 92 countries. They’ve done so well that the struggling Boy Scouts are trying to pouch the girls to join the Boy Scouts.
There are six levels of the Girl Scout Leadership Experience: Daisy Girl Scout (grades K–1); Brownie Girl Scout (grades 2–3); Junior Girl Scout (grades 4–5); Cadette Girl Scout (grades 6–8); Senior Girl Scout (grades 9–10); and Ambassador Girl Scout (grades 11–12).
