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Who was first asked by the founder of Scouting to develop a similar program for girls?

Girl Guides (or Girl Scouts in some countries) were an offshoot of Scouting - which was originally for boys only. Who was first asked by the founder of Scouting to develop a similar program for girls?

His sister, Agnes. At the Scouts' first rally, at Crystal Palace in 1909, Baden-Powell was faced with a small group of girls, representing hundreds of others, who insisted they wanted to be Scouts too. In 1910, he formed the Girl Guides, asking his sister Agnes to look after the new organization. A few years later his wife Olave became involved and, in 1918, was appointed Chief Guide. Marcia is my Mum, Tabitha is my daughter. Neither of them have met Baden Powell.

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