Self Defence Training of the New Zealand Peace Scouts (1910)

  • Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Wednesday, 2nd May 2012

The Peace Scouts, a precursor to the Girl Guide movement in New Zealand, were active between 1908 and 1923. They may well have been the first national organisation to promote self defence training for girls. The image above is taken from the book Peace Scouting for Girls (1910).

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