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Olave St Clair Baden-Powell, Baroness Baden-Powell GBE (née Soames; 22 February 1889 – 25 June 1977) was the first Chief Guide for Britain and the wife of Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell (the founder of Scouting and co-founder of Girl Guides). She outlived her husband, who was 32 years her senior, by over 35 years.
Youth Girl Guides in Australia also have two awards named after Robert Baden-Powell, the Junior BP Award and BP Award, although neither is the highest award possible. The Baden Powell Challenge Award was the ultimate award for Guides in the United Kingdom until it was retired in the spring of 2019.
Robert Baden-Powell (1857–1941) Olave St. Clair Baden-Powell (1889–1977) R. Baden-Powell "for having founded the Boys Scouts movement that embodies brotherly mentality and non-militaristic characters." 1928, 1933, 1937, 1938, 1939 [54] O. Baden-Powell "for her international contribution as a founder of the Scout movement for girls." 1959 [55]
Soon after the rally Baden-Powell published two pamphlets about Girl Guides [12] and the following year the Girl Guides Association was established, with Baden-Powell's sister, Agnes, as President. de Beaumont went on to become close personal friends with the Baden-Powell family, writing biographies of both Lord and Lady Baden-Powell.
Each program area has three themes. Guides can also work on optional discovery badges. Girls can earn their Lady Baden Powell Award, the highest achievement a Guide can earn. Occasionally Guides help sparks and brownies, earning a crests entitled "spark/brownie helper". Guides can go camping, canoe, have a sleepover, or help a local women's ...
In Helen's honor, the Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts Council presents individuals who have made "outstanding contributions to Girl Scouting" with the Helen Storrow Heritage Award. [72] Helen is one of only three American women ever granted the Silver Fish Award by Lady Baden-Powell. [62]
The Olave Baden Powell Award is the peak achievement award for members of the Olave Program aged 18–30. It involves a commitment between 2 and 6 years and involves completing personal challenges in each of the areas of Promise & Law, Our Community, Heritage and Traditions, International Guiding, Social Networks and Self Development.
A conference was held in Calcutta in August 1920 in which Wilson staged a Scout Rally, and as a result the Viceroy of India sent an invitation to Lord Baden-Powell, by then Chief Scout of the World, to visit India. Lord and Lady Baden-Powell arrived in Bombay in late January 1921 for a short tour of the subcontinent before leaving Calcutta for ...