Female Eagle Scouts: For the first time, girls were eligible to be Eagle Scouts and nearly 1,000 earned the elite rank CNN 3/8/2021 By Anjali Huynh, CNN © Courtesy Lauren Krimm/Julie Frances Photography/Valerie johnston/Ysa Duenas Four of the first female Eagle Scouts, from left to right: Lauren Krimm, Mia Dawbin, Valerie Johnston and Ysa Duenas.
Valerie Johnston knew she wanted to be a Boy Scout since she was 6.
That s when she started attending meetings with her brother. When she turned 8, she got special permission to get an official uniform, and she joined the co-ed group Venturing at 14.
But because she wasn t a boy, she couldn t earn badges to achieve the highest rank: Eagle Scout.
For the first time, girls were eligible to be Eagle Scouts — and nearly 1,000 earned the elite rank
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