Ms. President Patch
For Daisy and Brownie Girl Scouts

	PATCH INFORMATION Girl Scouts of the USA developed the Ms. President Patch Program in cooperation with The White House Project. © 2002 Girl Scouts of the USA and The White House Project.

Can a girl become president of the United States? Of course she can! She can grow up to be anything she wants to be. Today a woman can be the leader of her town or city —even president of the United States.

In our time, women can do many things to become great leaders. But this was not always true. In the past, women had a harder time becoming leaders because they did not have the same opportunities as men. They had an even harder time becoming famous. So you find fewer books about leaders who are women than about those who are men. With your friends, your Girl Scout leader, or a family member, you can learn more about the good that women have done by visiting The White House Project Web site and looking at the Milestones for Women page.

Earning the Ms. President Patch

Are you ready to have some fun while you earn the new Ms. President Patch? Just do one or more of the activities in the Daisy and Brownie sections named below:

• Herstory
• Girl Power—Be a Leader
• Your Community
• Working Together

Herstory

Today, many more women are becoming leaders. You can read books about the great things that women leaders have done.

1. Look at the names given in the Women Leaders Match-up game below. Do you know who any of the women are or what they did to become leaders?

2. With a grown-up, match the following women leaders with their descriptions:

(Answers: 1=D; 2=C; 3=E; 4=A; 5=B.)

For extra help, go to The White House Project Web site and take a look at the Women Leaders page.

3. Now pick any woman from the match-up or any other famous woman leader you want to learn more about. With your friends, your Girl Scout leader, or a family member, do one of the following activities:

• Create a play.
• Put on a puppet show.
• Draw a picture.
• Write or tell a story about the famous woman you chose.

Girl Power—Be a Leader

There are many ways to be a leader. Sometimes it means having the courage to take a stand or do something new.

1. Read the story below. It doesn't have an ending. Make one up. If you were Keisha in the story, what would you do?

2. Draw a picture, write a paragraph, or tell someone how you think the story should end to show Keisha as a leader.

3. Here is a list of words sometimes used when talking about leaders. You may want to use some of these words in your ending to the story:

Your Community

Did you know you are a part of many communities? If you go to school, you belong to a community made up of students and teachers. Your town or city is a community of people that live near you. Your state and country are also communities you belong to. Every community has a leader or group of leaders.

1. Can you name the leaders of your communities? If you need help in answering this question, go to The White House Project Web site and check out the My Community page.

2. Your neighborhood is a community made up of many different people who live near each other. It's also the area where all these people live. Take a look around your neighborhood. Do you see apartment buildings, houses, or farms? Which of these kinds of places is your home? What do you like about where you live? What don't you like?

3. In a group, make a list of what you like and what you don't like. Decide on one action you can take to make the place where you live better.

Working Together

You might need other people to help you make changes in your neighborhood.

1. Whose help will you need? How can you get other people to help you?

2. Here is a list of some activities you can do. They will let other people know what you want to change. Pick one activity to do with other people:

• Draw a picture.
• Write a letter to a newspaper.
• Draw a poster to hang up in your neighborhood.

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