Did you know? Black girls weren't even allowed in Girl Scouts – Josephine Groves Holloway made history and forced change during segregation
Josephine Groves Holloway fought against systemic exclusion to establish the first official Black Girl Scout troops in Tennessee during the mid-twentieth century.
DID YOU KNOW? ✊🏾
Black girls were once excluded from Girl Scouts due to segregation.
Josephine Groves Holloway helped change that.
In the early 1900s, she organized unofficial troops for Black girls, creating opportunities for leadership, education, and community when access was denied.
In 1942, she helped establish the first officially recognized Black Girl Scout troop in Middle Tennessee and later became the first Black professional Girl Scout employee in the region.
Her work played a key role in expanding access and representation for generations of Black girls.
History like this deserves to be known.
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