The irony is if the BSA had stuck to their guns they would have emerged on the other side maybe poorer but leaner and stronger than before. IIRC the Explorer Posts have been admitting girls for some time, but Explorers are a whole different ball game.

Count me in as one of those who had some great outdoor experiences with the Boy Scouts.

"...if the gentlemen of Virginia shall send us a dozen of their sons, we would take great care in their education, instruct them in all we know, and make men of them." Canasatego 1744