The paper noted something else, too: District Girl Scouts were spearheading a remarkable effort to feed those sickened by the flu. ADAD“It was the success of that that led to their work during the 1918 flu pandemic,” said Robertson, who blogs at gshistory.com. Among the badges Girl Scouts could already receive was one called the “invalid cook” patch. The Girl Scouts did what they could. They felt they were doing something productive and were very proud of it.”ADI doubt we’d send Girl Scouts into the teeth of a pandemic today.

Source: Washington Post March 30, 2020 20:03 UTC