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Should Girl Scouts Go Back to Basics?

Tradition

At their convention, Girls Scouts USA is facing a split between traditional and modern—should its young members be campfire-building, or debating female body image?

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“We’ve got a group of people organized,” says Marty Woelfel. “I won’t tell you how many.”

What she will tell me is that there’s a plan that’s been brewing for a year and a half, and that “a whole lot of people” are involved.

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