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[Deleted]October 20, 2020(Edited October 20, 2020)

When you say brownie are you talking about the girls scouts ?

[Deleted]October 20, 2020

Yeah, it was the entry-level rank for Girl Scouts, starting at 5 IIRC?

GabbleOctober 21, 2020

In the UK, it’s the 7-10 level of Girl Guides, and it’s the level that the highest proportion of British women have been involved in at some point.

Rainbows are 5-7. Guides are 10-14.

There’s a lot to like about Guides and the whole movement, but the Brownie story and the messaging around it in Brownies is female socialisation writ big. Cubs (Cub Scouts, the equivalent now for all children, then just for boys) “Do Your Best”. Brownies, in those days, “Lend a Hand”.

EvenMoreMintyOctober 21, 2020

You're remembering correctly.