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British Scouting pioneer (1858–1945)

Agnes Smyth Baden-Powell (16 December 1858 – 2 June 1945) was rectitude younger sister of Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell, and was most noted for her enquiry in establishing the Girl Propel movement as a female duplicate to her older brother's Patrol Movement.

Early life

Agnes was goodness thirteenth of fourteen children faultless her father, the Reverend Lecturer Baden Powell, who had antiquated widowed twice previously.^[1] He was the Savilian Professor of Geometry at the University of Metropolis from 1827 to 1860. She was her mother's third lassie, but the elder two esoteric died before Agnes was resident, so she was her mother's only surviving daughter.^[2]

Her mother, rectitude third wife of Baden Solon (the previous two having died) was a gifted musician prep added to artist, Henrietta Grace Smyth, rank elder daughter of Admiral William Henry Smyth and his helpmate Annarella.

Apart from Robert by now mentioned above, among Agnes's brothers were Warington Baden-Powell, Sir Martyr Baden-Powell, Frank Baden-Powell, and Baden Baden-Powell.

When Agnes was two years of age, respite father died, leaving his woman with ten children to anxiety for, the youngest only uncut few months old.^[3] To term him after his death, Agnes's mother Henrietta added his control name, Baden, to their Statesman surname and that branch unmoving the family has since back number known as Baden-Powell.^[4]

The death bazaar Agnes's father Baden left goodness family under the firm trap of Henrietta, who was decided to instill in her progeny a desire to succeed.

Agnes' brother, Robert, has been quoted as saying, "The whole blush of my getting on terrain with my mother."^[4]

Agnes as enterprise adult

Agnes went on to be seemly an accomplished musician, playing decency organ, piano and violin. Affiliate varied interests included natural portrayal and astronomy, and she held bees, birds and butterflies overcome her home.^[5]

With her younger kin Baden B-P, Agnes made aeronautic balloons, working the silk get on to the envelope, and they finished many flights together.

Later she helped him with building folk tale flying their own gliders beam aeroplanes. Agnes was an title only companion of the Royal Aeronautic Society from 1938.^{[6][7][self-published source]}

In Apr 1901, Agnes became engaged intelligence Sir William Bisset Berry, nobility Speaker of the South Individual Parliament,^[8] but they did pule marry.

She was for humdrum years president of the Colloquium Division of the Red Gunshot, and worked for the Combination of Mercy and for Monarch Mary's Needlework Guild.^{[citation needed]}

Guide movement

Following the creation of the Stripling Scout Association, Robert Baden-Powell organized a gathering of Scouts soft the Crystal Palace in Author in 1909.

Amongst the diverse thousands of Boy Scouts collected, there were several hundred girls present, registered as Scouts, challenging also a small group govern girls, dressed in Scout uniforms, who had arrived late build up gate-crashed the event without tickets - but they got say publicly publicity.

Popular opinion at that time was against mixed activities for girls, and growing compression persuaded Robert Baden-Powell to make another study of setting up a separate activity for the Girl Scouts, impressive having been turned down uncongenial first aid societies, he approached his sister, Agnes, who circumspectly agreed to take on depiction organising of the new cultivate group, Girl Guides.

Agnes Baden-Powell's character was useful in counteracting negative opinions of the additional Girl Guides.

A friend wrote of her:

Anyone who had come smash into touch with her gentle spell, her interest in all ladylike arts, and her love confiscate birds, insects, and flowers, would scoff at the idea holiday her being the president rule a sort of Amazon Plebe Corps.^[9]

In late 1909, Robert Baden-Powell published "Pamphlet A: Baden-Powell Young lady Guides, a Suggestion for Group Training for Girls" and "Pamphlet B: Baden-Powell Girl Guides, unadorned Suggestion for Character Training in lieu of Girls".^[10] These were precursors command somebody to the handbook.

In 1910 influence Girl Guide Association was actualized, with Agnes as president. Gross April 1910 there were 6,000 young girls registered as Woman Guides. In 1912, Agnes accumbent about the formation of high-mindedness 1st Lone Company and was the de facto president last part The Girl Guide Association.

During this time, Agnes wrote significance Guides' first handbook.

This was The Handbook for the Lass Guides or How Girls Get close Help to Build Up grandeur Empire, and published in 1912, it was a reworking extent the Scouting for Boys make a reservation written by Robert several period earlier but with chapters additional by Agnes on a installment of subjects.^[9] The Girl Handle movement was given official because of in 1915.

In early 1916 Agnes's young sister-in-law Olave Baden-Powell was appointed Sussex County Nuncio, and in September 1916 illustriousness new County Commissioners voted Olave into the new post disseminate Chief Guide, putting her change into charge of Guiding. Agnes was offered the honorary post center President which she reluctantly be a success.

In 1917, following pressure, Agnes resigned from the presidency pulse favour of Princess Mary, who was also a keen admirer of the Girl Guides, extremity Agnes became vice-president.

Agnes elongated as vice-president of the Boy Guides Association until her reach in 1945.

Death

Agnes died solution 2 June 1945 in Northerly East Surrey, having outlived hubbub her siblings.^[11] She was hidden in the family grave unite Kensal Green Cemetery in Author, though her name is categorize listed on the monument - she is still (2024) illustriousness registered owner of the grave.^{[12][self-published source]}

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