Project Gutenberg 2009-03-25 Public domain in the USA. 229 Rinehart, Mary Roberts 1876 1958 Why I Believe in Scouting for Girls Produced by David Edwards, Marcia Brooks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was made using scans of public domain works put online by Harvard University Library's Open Collections Program, Women Working 1800 - 1930) "Why I Believe in Scouting for Girls" by Mary Roberts Rinehart is a persuasive essay written during the early 20th century. The book articulates the author’s belief in the Girl Scouts movement as a vital outlet for young girls, addressing their unique developmental needs. Rinehart argues for the importance of organized play and responsible activities for girls transitioning from childhood to young womanhood. In this work, Rinehart discusses the challenges faced by adolescent girls, including feelings of isolation and the lack of meaningful engagement in their lives. She emphasizes that girls are naturally idealistic and possess a potent desire for purpose and belonging. Through scouting, Rinehart believes girls can channel their enthusiasm into learning valuable life skills and fostering attributes such as honesty, loyalty, and physical vigor. By advocating for participation in the Girl Scouts, Rinehart calls for the creation of opportunities that empower girls, guiding them to become healthy, responsible future citizens and mothers. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 74.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Girl Scouts HS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Teaching & Education Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: Parenthood & Family Relations Category: Teaching & Education 30261 2025-06-11T16:03:59.069840 text/html 26335 2021-01-04T21:44:07 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 74255 2021-01-04T21:44:07 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 83989 2025-06-11T16:04:00.591829 application/epub+zip 82736 2025-06-11T16:03:59.346857 application/epub+zip 75361 2025-06-11T16:03:59.189855 application/epub+zip 113617 2025-06-11T16:04:01.773840 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 106782 2025-06-11T16:04:00.403857 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 99362 2022-09-13T08:47:40.824528 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 24892 2025-06-11T16:03:58.991833 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 24746 2021-01-04T21:44:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 9263 2021-01-04T21:44:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18289 2025-06-11T16:04:01.920812 application/rdf+xml 25604 2025-06-11T16:03:59.253890 image/jpeg 2825 2025-06-11T16:03:59.222868 image/jpeg 74657 2025-06-11T16:03:59.077857 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia