Women's Expanded Role As Cub Scout Leaders
By 1973, women were allowed to serve in all Pack positions except Cubmaster and Webelos Den Leader and their assistants. In 1976 women Cubmasters were permitted and in 1988 women were allowed to be Webelos Den Leaders, effectively removing all gender requirements for adult leadership roles in Cub Scouting.
Scouting Awards for Women
Prior to 1956, Den Mothers could earn the Scouter’s Training award. It was represented by an all green square knot on a khaki background and by a medal on a green ribbon. The foreground of the medal was a tenderfoot symbol and the background of the medal was a "V" until 1946 and an "A" beginning that same year. The "V" stood for the 5 years required to earn the award. Beginning in 1946, the tenure was changed to 3 years.
 In 1956, the Den Mother's Training Award was introduced. It was represented by a green and white square knot on a khaki background. The ribbon of the new medal was white with a green stripe down the middle. The medal was a tenderfoot symbol overlaid on a diamond.
In 1967, the Den Mother’s Training Award changed its name to the Den Leader’s Training Award since men could now be Den Leaders. Also in 1967, a new award called the Den Leader Coach Training Award was introduced. The new medal was the same as the Den Mother’s Training Award medal except that the ribbon had two green stripes instead of one. The knot was the same as the Den Mother's (Leader's) Training Award.
In 1970, the all green square knot was reintroduced for all training awards but now there was in addition to the khaki background, a green square knot on a blue background which could be worn; either was acceptable.
In late 1975, the Den Leader Training Award knot was introduced with a yellow knot on a blue background and the Den Leader Coach Training Award knot was introduced with a blue and yellow knot on a blue background. The Den Leader’s Training Award knot is the same knot being used today in Cub Scouts but beginning in 1988 it became the Den Leader’s Award and the small medal was discontinued in favor of a neck ribbon which was available until about 2000, when they were not restocked by National Supply. The Den Leader Coach Training Award knot became the Cub Scouter’s knot in 1988 and a new knot was introduced for the Den Leader Coach Award knot. The new knot was an all blue square knot on a blue background and the small medal was discontinued in favor of a neck ribbon. The Den Leader Coach Award was discontinued in 2001. (In 1988, the requirements for both of these awards were significantly changed and the word "training" was dropped from their names.)
The Silver Fawn award was introduced for women contributing at the council level in 1971. This award lasted through the middle of 1974 when it was dropped in favor of using the existing Silver Beaver award that up until the middle of 1974 had only been awarded to men. The knot used to represent this award was the blue and white knot used to represent the Silver Bearer award. It is my understanding that some women would wear the Sea Scout knot as the background matched their uniform.
 
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