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Girl Scouts: 100 years of history From its humble beginnings in 1912, the Girl Scouts of America has permeated pop culture and influenced generations of women — with plenty of cookies sold along the way.
On March 12, 1912, the first Girl Scouts of America troop was organized in Savannah, Ga., by Juliette Gordon Low, right. She is seen in this 1919 photo with Sir Robert Baden Powell, founder of the Boy Scouts, and his wife.
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Juliette Gordon Low, founder of the Girl Scouts of America.
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Juliette Gordon Low stands at the center of a Girl Scout troop in this 1920 photo.
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Girl Scout cookies poster, circa 1950s.
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A 1940s Girl Scout cookies box.
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A Girl Scout handing out cookies in the 1950s.
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This commemorative postage stamp was issued in 1948 in honor of Girl Scout founder Juliette Gordon Low.
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Girl Scout cookies button from the 1970s.
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Girl Scouts sell cookies door-to-door in the 1970s.
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Girl Scout cookie stand in the 1970s.
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Girl Scout cookies poster, circa 1970s.
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A 1970s box of Samoas.
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The Girl Scout logo and promise.
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An undated ad for the Girl Scouts.
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In 1979, local Girl Scouts filed a suit against the organization's national board to bar it from selling a scouting retreat in Potomac. The plaintiffs eventually agreed to drop the suit in exchange for 20 acres of the land being set aside for public and Girl Scout use. From left are Fred Koontz, Kendra Moore, Christina Cornish and Stephen Nassau.
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Bethany Bray, right, with other Girl Scouts during a fashion show for first lady Rosalynn Carter in June 1980. They not only displayed their new uniforms, but also skated into the East Room of the White House.
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Thousands of Girl Scouts and their families gathered around the Reflecting Pool to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the organization on April 26, 1987.
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Girl Scouts selling cookies in the 1980s.
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Tony Newpee stacks Do-Si-Dos before the start of the Girl Scout Council of the Nation's Capital cookie pick-up at RFK Stadium's parking lot on Feb. 17, 2012.
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Vehicles line up in the RFK Stadium parking lot to pick up cookies.
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Tony Newpee loads boxes of Do-Si-Dos as Girl Scout Emily Mora, 9, double-checks the inventory in her mother's vehicle on Feb. 17, 2012. Mora is a member of Girl Scout Troop 4894 at Sacred Heart School in Northwest Washington.
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Emily Mora checks to make sure that the right number of Thin Mints are loaded into her mother's vehicle.
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Girl Scouts and others picking up cookies for their troops are given sheets telling how many cases were ordered.
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Girl Scout Min Hunt-Neu, 11, loads up her cookies on Feb. 22 in Silver Spring. She sold 100 boxes.
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Girl Scouts work on a poster together about the women and culture of Liberia on Feb. 22 in Silver Spring.
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Girl Scout Sydney Acuff, 10, draws women dressed in Liberian clothing.
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Girl Scout Alisa Scott, 11, struggles to get into a Liberian dress. The troop was studying the country to work toward their Women around the World badges.
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Girl Scouts Sarah Kessler, seated, and Kameren Brown, 10, watch as Bridgette Belle dumps in the last remnants of baking powder into a Liberian recipe.
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Chaya Blonder shows the badges that the Girl Scouts earned, including the Women around the World badge, right.
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Girl Scout Min Hunt-Neu, 11, looks over her cookie list.
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