Elizabeth Hartley
Encyclopedia
Elizabeth Hartley OBE was active in the Girl Guiding movement both in the United Kingdom
and internationally.
Hartley joined the Guiding movement as a Guider in 1925. She was a Guider-in-Charge at Foxlease
and also held numerous committee positions at a national level within the Girl Guide Association (now Girlguiding UK
). She also was vice-chair of the WAGGGS'
20th World Conference. She was awarded the Silver Fish
.
Hartley succeeded Mona Burgin
as leader of the Training Team of the World Association Training scheme.
Hartley authored several works about Guiding.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
and internationally.
Hartley joined the Guiding movement as a Guider in 1925. She was a Guider-in-Charge at Foxlease
Foxlease
Foxlease is a training and activity centre of Girlguiding UK near Lyndhurst, Hampshire, UK. The Foxlease estate has been owned and managed by Girlguiding UK since 1922. The estate is and main house is known as The Princess Mary House, in honour of her marriage...
and also held numerous committee positions at a national level within the Girl Guide Association (now Girlguiding UK
Girlguiding UK
Girlguiding UK is the national Guiding organisation of the United Kingdom. Guiding began in the UK in 1910 after Robert Baden-Powell asked his sister Agnes to start a group especially for girls that would be run along similar lines to Scouting for Boys. The Guide Association was a founder member of...
). She also was vice-chair of the WAGGGS'
World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts
The World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts is a global association supporting the female-oriented and female-only Scouting organizations in 145 countries. It was established in 1928 and has its headquarters in London, England. It is the counterpart of the World Organization of the Scout...
20th World Conference. She was awarded the Silver Fish
Silver Fish
The Silver Fish is the highest adult award in Girlguiding UK. It is awarded for outstanding service to Girlguiding UK combined with service to world Guiding...
.
Hartley succeeded Mona Burgin
Mona Burgin
Annie Mona Burgin MBE , usually known as Mona Burgin, was a teacher and active in the Girl Guiding movement. She is principally known for her role training adults....
as leader of the Training Team of the World Association Training scheme.
Hartley authored several works about Guiding.
Works
- 1963: Not More than Eight
- 1968: A Handbook for Commissioners
- 1975: Olave Baden-Powell