Sunday, February 10, 2008

Famous Former Girl Scouts

Lights...Camera...Girl Scouts!
You may know that Keke Palmer from "Akeelah and the Bee," and Dakota Fanning and her younger sister Elle, are proud members of the Girl Scouts of the USA. And thousands of Girl Scouts before Keke and Dakota have grown to become women of courage, confidence and character, and lead outstanding lives as mothers, teachers, business leaders, athletes, actresses and more, including:

Sandra Day O'Connor
Madeleine Albright
Laura Bush
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Chelsea Clinton
Tipper Gore
Elizabeth Dole
Gloria Steinem
Ann Landers
Barbara Walters
Star Jones
Jane Pauley
Katie Couric
Candace Bergen
Mary Tyler Moore
Celine Dion
Sheryl Crow
Natalie Merchant
Rebecca Lobo
Venus Williams
Susan Taylor (Essence magazine)
Virginia Edwards (Education Week)

Many more influential women – who were all Girl Scouts – can be found at http://girlscouts.org/.