“Brownies” A reader explained the naming, now abandoned, of the girl scouting organization “Brownies.” Brownies, originally called Rosebuds,[2] were first organized by Lord Baden-Powell in 1914, to complete the range of age groups for girls in Scouting . . . Originally the girls were called Rosebuds, but were renamed by Lord Baden-Powell after the girls had complained that…
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