JOSEPHINE GROVES HOLLOWAY (1898-1988)
A “pioneer,” a “lamplighter,” a “hidden heroine.” Armed with determination, an old Willis Jeep, and a dream of equality for African - American girls, Josephine Groves Holloway became the founder of the first black Girl Scout troop and was the first black Girl Scout executive in Middle Tennessee. Her father referred to Josephine as “my missionary,” and his early perception proved to be accurate when she set out, with missionary zeal, to make the name “Girl Scouts of America” mean what the name implies
