Josephine Groves Holloway

Josephine Groves Holloway
Holloway in the early 1960s.
Born
Josephine Amanda Groves

(1898-03-10)March 10, 1898
DiedDecember 7, 1988(1988-12-07) (aged 90)
Known forGirls' scouting
Spouse
Guerney Holloway
(m. 1925)
Children3

Josephine Amanda Groves Holloway (March 10, 1898 – December 7, 1988) was an American woman who broke the color barrier for African-American girls to become involved in scouting in the state of Tennessee. In 1933 she began organizing unofficial scout groups, which were recognized in 1942, and eventually desegregated.

She was honored by Girl Scouts of the USA with the naming of Camp Holloway in 1955, and with the "Hidden Heroine" award in 1976.