Camp Fire Girls

Camp Fire Girls
Author: Luther Halsey Gulick
Publisher: Applewood Books
Total Pages: 102
Release: 2009-08-15
Genre: Girls
ISBN: 1429091037

The original manual of the Camp Fire Girls, an organization among whose founders were Dr. & Mrs. Luther Halsey Gulick, was published in 1912. The motto of the Camp Fire Girls, "WoHeLo," was also the name of the Gulick's summer camp on Lake Sebago, ME. It stood for "work, health, love." "The primary purpose of Camp Fire," said Dr. Gulick, "is to promote service to others, team work, and opportunities for a well rounded life."

The Book of the Camp Fire Girls

The Book of the Camp Fire Girls
Author: Camp Fire Girls
Publisher: Legare Street Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2023-07-18
Genre: Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781021640345

The Book of the Camp Fire Girls is an essential guide to the activities, games, and traditions of this iconic American organization. With detailed instructions on everything from outdoor skills to community service, the book offers a comprehensive look at the life-changing experiences available to girls who participate in Camp Fire. This is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of American youth organizations and the role they have played in shaping American culture. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

The Camp Fire Girls In The Maine Woods Or, The Winnebagos Go Camping

The Camp Fire Girls In The Maine Woods Or, The Winnebagos Go Camping
Author: Hildegard G. Frey
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Total Pages: 131
Release: 2024-01-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 936046404X

"The Camp Fire Girls inside the Maine Woods" by Hildegard G. Frey immerses readers in a fascinating tale set towards the backdrop of the picturesque Maine desert. The story follows the Camp Fire Girls on an exciting excursion, led by their adventurous counselor, as they discover the splendor of the outdoors. As the ladies navigate thru the dense woods, they come upon a myriad of demanding situations that test their abilities, resilience, and teamwork. Frey skillfully weaves topics of self-discovery, nature appreciation, and the significance of cooperation into the narrative. The lush descriptions of the Maine woods create a vibrant backdrop for the women' adventure, evoking a sense of wonder and appreciation for the herbal global. Throughout the adventure, the Camp Fire Girls forge robust bonds, triumph over boundaries, and analyze valuable lifestyles lessons. Frey's storytelling captures the spirit of outside exploration, emphasizing the significance of environmental stewardship and the profound impact of nature on personal boom. "The Camp Fire Girls in the Maine Woods" stands as a fascinating installment within the series, presenting a super combo of journey, friendship, and the enduring beauty of the wilderness.

Edith Kempthorne and the Camp Fire Girls

Edith Kempthorne and the Camp Fire Girls
Author: Mary Sanguinetti
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2021-05-31
Genre:
ISBN: 9780578865973

This book is a biography of Edith M. Kempthorne who was the Camp Fire Girls' first field secretary. A pianist from New Zealand who started the first Camp Fire group in Alaska in 1913, she worked for the Camp Fire girls from 1915 until she retired in 1949. She traveled widely in the United States helping to organize Camp Fire councils and directing training for Camp Fire guardians.

Growing Girls

Growing Girls
Author: Susan A Miller
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Total Pages: 284
Release: 2007-07-20
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0813541565

In the early years of the twentieth century, Americans began to recognize adolescence as a developmental phase distinct from both childhood and adulthood. This awareness, however, came fraught with anxiety about the debilitating effects of modern life on adolescents of both sexes. For boys, competitive sports as well as "primitive" outdoor activities offered by fledging organizations such as the Boy Scouts would enable them to combat the effeminacy of an overly civilized society. But for girls, the remedy wasn't quite so clear. Surprisingly, the "girl problem"?a crisis caused by the transition from a sheltered, family-centered Victorian childhood to modern adolescence where self-control and a strong democratic spirit were required of reliable citizens?was also solved by way of traditionally masculine, adventurous, outdoor activities, as practiced by the Girl Scouts, the Camp Fire Girls, and many other similar organizations. Susan A. Miller explores these girls' organizations that sprung up in the first half of the twentieth century from a socio-historical perspective, showing how the notions of uniform identity, civic duty, "primitive domesticity," and fitness shaped the formation of the modern girl.

Girlhood

Girlhood
Author: Jennifer Helgren
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Total Pages: 441
Release: 2010
Genre: History
ISBN: 0813547040

Girlhood, interdisciplinary and global in source, scope, and methodology, examines the centrality of girlhood in shaping women's lives. Scholars study how age and gender, along with a multitude of other identities, work together to influence the historical experience. Spanning a broad time frame from 1750 to the present, essays illuminate the various continuities and differences in girls' lives across culture and region--girls on all continents except Antarctica are represented. Case studies and essays are arranged thematically to encourage comparisons between girls' experiences in diverse locales, and to assess how girls were affected by historical developments such as colonialism, political repression, war, modernization, shifts in labor markets, migrations, and the rise of consumer culture.

The Lost Girls of Camp Forevermore

The Lost Girls of Camp Forevermore
Author: Kim Fu
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 282
Release: 2018-02-13
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0544227328

“A sensitive, evocative exploration of how the past threads itself through our lives, reemerging in unexpected ways.”—Celeste Ng, #1 New York Times bestselling author At Forevermore, a sleepaway camp in the Pacific Northwest, campers are promised adventures in the woods, songs by the fire, and lifelong friends. Bursting with excitement and nervous energy, five girls set off on an overnight kayaking trip to a nearby island. But before the night is over, they find themselves stranded, with no adults to help them survive or guide them home. The Lost Girls of Camp Forevermore follows Nita, Andee, Isabel, Dina, and Siobhan beyond this fateful trip, showing us the lives of the haunted and complex women these girls become. From award-winning novelist Kim Fu comes a stunning portrait of girlhood, the nuances of survival, and the pasts we can’t escape. “[Fu] is a propulsive storyteller, using clear and cutting prose to move seamlessly through time . . . In the one-way glass of the novel, we watch the girls of Forevermore from a series of angles, in all their private anguishes. We lean closer, unable to turn away.”—The New York Times Book Review “Fu precisely renders the banal humiliations of childhood, the chilling steps humans take to survive, and the way time warps memory.”—Publishers Weekly “An unblinking view of the social and emotional survival of the fittest that all too often marks the female coming of age.”—Toronto Star “These portraits of sisterhood, motherhood, daughterhood, wifehood, girlfriendhood, independent womanhood, and other female-identified-hoods sing and groan and scream with complexity and nuance, and they make me want to read her next ten books.”—The Stranger

Children's Nature

Children's Nature
Author: Leslie Paris
Publisher: NYU Press
Total Pages: 377
Release: 2008
Genre: History
ISBN: 0814767079

The summer camps have provided many American children's first experience of community beyond their immediate family and neighbourhoods. This title chronicles the history of the American summer camp, from its invention in the late nineteenth century through its rise in the first four decades of the twentieth century

Camp Maqua

Camp Maqua
Author: Kathryn A. Baker
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 1
Release: 2015
Genre: History
ISBN: 146711491X

"The Bay City, Michigan, YWCA camp began as a small gathering of 65 women during the summer of 1916 at a rental cottage in Killarney. The second site, selected two years later, was on Aplin Beach near Saginaw Bay. In 1924, the YWCA purchased the Camp Maqua property in Hale, on the shores of Loon Lake, with a solitary farmhouse, and numerous cabins were then completed. After the YWCA sold the property to a private owner in 1979, it was subdivided into 10 parcels. In 1987, the Baker/Starks families purchased the lodge and 14 acres. Ten families continue to keep the spirit of Maqua alive through an association dedicated to retaining the historical integrity of the land and remaining buildings."-- Page [4] of cover.