Alix Liddell
| Alix Kerr Liddell | |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 May 1907 |
| Died | 1981 |
| Occupation | Girl Guides leader; writer |
| Spouse(s) | Maurice Liddell (1937-1976; his death); 2 daughters |
| Children |
Virginia Sarah Alix Ashton (née Liddell) Judith Rose Jackson (née Liddell) |
| Parent(s) |
Rose Kerr Mark Kerr |
Alix Kerr, Mrs. Liddell OBE (10 May 1907 – 1981) contributed to the Guiding and Girl Scouting movement both in the United Kingdom and internationally. She wrote several books on the history of Guiding.
Family
Alix Liddell was the daughter of Rose Kerr, a pioneer of Girl Guiding, and Admiral Mark Kerr, British Navy. On 28 July 1937 she married Maurice Arthur Liddell, OBE (born 12 September 1905 – died 1976). They had two children: Virginia Sarah Alix, Mrs Ashton (born 16 September 1941) and Judith Rose, Mrs Jackson (born 2 October 1944)
Guiding and Scouting
The Kerr family were personal friends of Olave and Robert Baden-Powell and Liddell's mother was heavily involved in Guiding. Liddell began her life in Guiding as a Brownie. She attended the first International Camp in Normandy in 1922. Later she became both a Guider and a Commissioner.
She held numerous positions at national level within UK Guiding including Chairman of Publications Committee, International Commissioner and member of the Education Panel. She attended nine of the ten World Conferences between 1950 and 1975.
Liddell produced numerous books on Guiding, including several on the history of the movement. She was editor of The Council Fire, a World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) publication, for nearly 30 years. Liddell was awarded the Silver Fish.
Works
- 1948: International Notebook - Europe
- 1954: Story of the Girl Guides: 1908-1938 (Revised by Liddell)
- 1957: The True Book about Girl Guides
- 1960: The First Fifty Years
- (1965?): The Story of Our Chalet, Olave House, Our Cabaña (with Ida von Herrenschwand and Ethel Rusk Dermady)
- 1970: The Girl Guides, 1910-1970
- (1976?): Briefly it's Guides
- 1976: Story of the Girl Guides: 1938 - 1975
See also
References
- Lundy, Darryl. "Andrew Philip Kerr and others". Retrieved 2006-10-16.
- Lundy, Darryl. "Claire Chapman and others". Archived from the original on 18 September 2006. Retrieved 2006-10-16.
- Liddell, Alix (1976). Story of the Girl Guides 1938-1975. London: Girl Guides Association.
- Proctor, Tammy M. (2000). "A Separate Path: Scouting and Guiding in Interwar South Africa". Comparative Studies in Society and History. Cambridge University Press. 42 (42): 605–631. doi:10.1017/S0010417500002954. Retrieved 2006-10-16.