Baden-Powell, Agnes (1858–1945)
Baden-Powell, Agnes (1858–1945)
English founder. Born 1858; died June 1945; dau. of Rev. B. Baden Powell (1796–1860, Savilian professor of geometry, known for his research on optics and radiation); sister of George Smyth Baden-Powell (1847–1898, Conservative MP), and Robert Stephenson Smyth, 1st baron Baden-Powell (1857–1941, who founded the Boy Scouts).
Co-founded the Girl Guides (1910), serving as its president until 1917 and issuing Handbook of the Girl Guides; remained vice president of the organization until her death.
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