Georgia
Georgia
Juliette
Gordon Low
(1860 - 1927 )
Juliette Gordon Low was born on October 31, 1860 in Savannah, Georgia. Shortly after her birth, she was given the nickname "Daisy." Daisy was very active as a young girl and loved animals, playing sports, and drawing. When Daisy was 26, she married William Low. When they were leaving the church, Daisy got a piece of rice stuck in her ear that later caused Daisy to go deaf.
After her marriage, Daisy and her husband moved to England where
they met the founder of Boy Scouts, Lord Baden-Powell. She decided to help
Lord Baden-Powell's sister with a newly formed group called Girl Guides, which
was similar to Boy Scouts but for girls. Daisy was so excited about the
program, that she started new troops of Girl Guides in Scotland and
London. When Daisy was 50, she moved back to Savannah and began the very
first Girl Scout troop. The troop made their own uniforms, wrote the very
first Girl Scout handbook, and learned many things from Daisy (including home,
outdoor, and money making skills). The Girl Scouts of America have grown
from the 18 girls that Daisy started with to almost 3.7 million members today.
Daisy's home in Savannah is now a national center for Girl Scouts across the
U.S.
For more information on Juliette "Daisy" Gordon Low, you can visit the following websites:
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http://www.mith.umd.edu/outreach/digitaldirections/students/cary/juliette.html |
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