Elizabeth Hartley (Girl Guides)
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1 February 1906
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Elizabeth Hartley | |
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| Born | Clarita Elizabeth Hartley 1 February 1906 London, England |
| Died | March 1996 (aged 90) |
| Occupation(s) | Girl Guide leader Author |
Clarita Elizabeth Hartley, OBE (1 February 1906 – March 1996) 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).
Hartley was a volunteer with the Guide International Service, working in post-war Germany.[1]
In 1969 she was vice-chair of the WAGGGS' 20th World Conference in Finland. She was awarded the Silver Fish.[2] Hartley succeeded Mona Burgin as leader of the Training Team of the World Association Training scheme. Hartley authored several works about Guiding.
