Associazione Guide Italiane

{{Infobox WorldScouting | name = Associazione Guide Italiane | image = | imagesize =  | alt = | caption = | image2 = | imagesize2 = | alt2 = | caption2= | namelabel1 = | name1 = | namelabel2 = | name2 = | namelabel3 = | name3= | theme = | totem = | owner = | age = | headquarters = | location = | map = | mapsize =  | mapname = | country = | coords = | campsize = | type = | f-date = {{start date and age|1943}} | defunct = {{end date and age|1974}} | founders =  | founder = | award-for = | members= | chiefscouttitle = | chiefscout = | chiefscouttitle2 = | chiefscout2 =  | chiefscouttitle5 = | chiefscout5 = | affiliation = | governance = | prev = | next = Associazione Guide e Scouts Cattolici Italiani | website = | portal =  }} The '''''Associazione Guide Italiane''''' (Association of Italian Guides, AGI) was a Catholic Girl Scouting association active in Italy, founded in 1943.

In 1974, AGI merged with the ''Associazione Scouts Cattolici Italiani'' (ASCI), its male counterpart, started in 1916, to form the ''Associazione Guide e Scouts Cattolici Italiani'' (AGESCI), one of the first co-educational organizations in world Scouting. Many AGI leaders who disagreed with the merger (and the principle of co-education) formed the ''Associazione Italiana Guide e Scouts d'Europa Cattolici'' (AIGSEC) in 1976, along with former leaders of ASCI and disgruntled members of AGESCI.<ref>VV.AA., ''Guidismo, una proposta per la vita. Storia dell'AGI Associazione guide italiane 1943-1974'', Fiordaliso, Rome 2002 {{in lang|it}}<br>- Mario Sica, ''Storia dello scautismo in Italia'', Fiordaliso, Rome 2006 {{in lang|it}}</ref>

==See also== *Scouting and Guiding in Italy

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