Oh - wow - you are of my own era!
I regret that I did not pursue the Girl Scouts as so many did. (Had a long history of starting a lot of things and finishing none....)
You went aboard the Queen Mary? Or is that just a term - that’s why it’s in quotes.
Do you still have your sash with your badges?
The Girl Scouts are just a tremendous organization! So glad to learn this information about its founder!
I do have my sash and my badges. That was a keeper. The Wider Opportunity was called Aboard the Queen Mary and GS from across the US and 6 Guides from England went to Long Beach for 2 weeks of oceanography experiences. This was just after the Queen Mary was moved to Long Beach and wasn’t really open to the public. We were supposed to live aboard there, but it wasn’t ready so we stayed in a hotel nearby. Some of our classes were there, some were at Laguna Beach, we toured the San Onofri nuclear facility and a naval base. We also went to Sea World. I think the highlight for me though was hearing a lecture from Jacque Cousteau’s son (he was really cute!).
It wasn’t cool to be a Girl Scout but I enjoyed it. Most of the summers from 1964 - 1968 I went to summer camp, too, at Camp Concharty. Great times.
In 2004 my mom died and I began to sort through family things. I think we have a first edition Girl Scout handbook published around 1921 or 22. I’d be surprised if one was developed and published much earlier than that. I could be wrong.