How did brownies get their name?

Some believe that the treats were named after the traditional mythical sprites popularized by Palmer Cox's The Brownies: Their Book, published in 1887. But there's no proof of ... Where you fall on the spectrum from light Newman blue to dark brown is the result of how much melanin pigmentation you have. read more

Once upon a time, the level of Girl Scouting we know as Brownies was called Rosebuds. But the girls who were Rosebuds didn’t like their name, so they asked Lord Baden-Powell (the founder of Boy Scouting, which later inspired Juliette Gordon Low to create Girl Scouting) to come up with a new name. Back to Brownies. read more

Whatever the reason, LORD BADEN POWELL agreed to think of a new name for the ROSEBUDS. He thought for a long, long time. The name had to be just right! It had to tell the world that the group of girls were helpful and happy and eager to learn new things. Then LORD BADEN POWELL remembered a fairy tale he had read when he was a young boy. read more

Brownie Origins. Once upon a time, the level of Girl Scouting we know as Brownies was called Rosebuds. But the girls who were Rosebuds didn’t like their name, so they asked Lord Baden-Powell (the founder of Boy Scouting, which later inspired Juliette Gordon Low to create Girl Scouting) to come up with a new name. read more

The name had to be just right! It had to tell the world that the group of girls were helpful and happy and eager to learn new things. Then LORD BADEN POWELL remembered a fairy tale he had read when he was a young boy. In the story, there were magical people who were called BROWNIES who did many wonderful things for people. read more