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  New Georgia Encyclopedia: Juliette Gordon Low (1860-1927)
Juliette Magill Kinzie Gordon Low was the founder of the Girl Scouts of the United States of America (GSUSA).
Low's upbringing was typical for daughters of elite families in the post–Civil War South.
Low completed her formal education in 1880, made her debut in Savannah society, and spent the next several years traveling, assisting with the care of the two youngest Gordon children, and pursuing her interest in art.
www.georgiaencyclopedia.org /nge/Article.jsp?id=h-2893   (1159 words)

  
 Juliette Gordon Low - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Juliette Gordon Low (October 31, 1860 - January 17, 1927) was an American youth leader and the founder of the Girl Scouts of the USA in 1912.
She was born Juliette Magill Kinzie Gordon in Savannah, Georgia, and was known as "Daisy" most of her life.
Juliette became deaf in one ear, when, during a procedure to remove a piece of rice that had become lodged there, her ear drum was punctured and became infected.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Juliette_Gordon_Low   (303 words)

  
 Georgia Women of Achievement: 1992 Inductee JULIETTE GORDON LOW   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The life of Juliette Gordon Low is the story of a woman who outgrew the tormenting superficialities of upper-class society to accomplish a major service to people of all classes and races: the founding of the Girl Scouts.
Low was thoroughly captivated by his values of self-discipline and personal honor and his success in communicating these values to the Boy Scouts.
Juliette Low did all she could with troops of the Girl Guides in England, but found the program too restricted for her high hopes.
www.gawomen.org /honorees/long/lowj_long.htm   (550 words)

  
 The Extra Mile - Points of Light Volunteer Pathway
Born into the wealthy Gordon family of Savannah, Georgia, just a few months before the start of the Civil War, Juliette had a happy childhood but was not destined for the life of a conventional, southern, society woman.
During the Spanish-American War, Low returned to help her mother organize a convalescent hospital for soldiers in Florida, where her father was stationed as a general in the U.S. Army.
Low found a joy and a purpose in life in the organization of Girl Scouts and worked relentlessly for many years establishing a solid foundation for the movement.
www.extramile.us /honorees/low.cfm   (1163 words)

  
 Juliette Gordon Low biography
Gordon was commissioned as a general in the volunteers.
Born Juliette Magill Kinzie Gordon, she was called "Daisy" from the beginning.
Less than a year later, on Jan. 17, 1927, Juliette Gordon Low died of cancer in Savannah, at the age of sixty-six.
www.lkwdpl.org /wihohio/low-jul.htm   (676 words)

  
 History: Juliette Gordon Low Biography
Juliette Gordon Low, founder of Girl Scouts of the USA, was born Juliette Magill Kinzie Gordon on October 31, 1860, in Savannah, Georgia.
A sensitive and talented youngster, Daisy Gordon spent a happy childhood in her large Savannah home, which was purchased and restored by Girl Scouts of the USA in 1953.
On October 14, 2005, Juliette Low's life work was immortalized in a commemorative, bronze-and-granite medallion as part of a new national monument in Washington, D.C. The Extra Mile Points of Light Volunteer Pathway pays tribute to great Americans who built their dreams into movements that have created enduring change in America.
www.girlscouts.org /who_we_are/history/low_biography   (1071 words)

  
 History of Girl Scouts   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Juliette Gordon Low, the founder of Girl Scouts in the United States, was a remarkable achiever.
Juliette Gordon was born in Savannah, Georgia on Halloween (October 31) in 1860.
Juliette Low was a firm believer in letting the girls run their own troops.
www.main.org /gsusa/histry.htm   (674 words)

  
 Juliette Gordon Low Girl Scout National Birthplace
Low, herself was born in Savannah in 1860 into a prominent family whose ancestors reached back to the founding settlers.
Low became interested in scouting and taught a group of girls in her summer home in Scotland.
Low died in January 1927, and was buried in her Girl Scout uniform at Laurel Grove Cemetery in Savannah.
www.loc.gov /bicentennial/propage/GA/ga-1_h_kingston2.html   (561 words)

  
 American History - Juliette Gordon Low
Juliette Gordon Low, founder of Girl Scouts of the U.S.A., was born October 31, 1860, in Savannah, Georgia, and died there January 17, 1927.
Juliette Low accumulated friends and admirers of all ages, nationalities and walks of life.
On October 28, 1979, Juliette Gordon Low was installed in the Women's Hall of Fame in Seneca Falls, New York.
www.electricscotland.com /history/america/low.htm   (749 words)

  
 Juliette Gordon Low   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Juliette was paying the rent on office space, salaries, and her own and others' expenses.
Low donated for the purpose a piece of property which she owned in Savannah, had the house remodeled to suit the needs of the organization, established athletic and other recreation fields, and employed a secretary to train the girls and to give the necessary impetus to the movement.
One of three Silver Fish Awards bestowed on adult Girl Scouts in the USA by Baden-Powell (this was in the 'early' days of Girl Scouting!) Juliette Low received the first, and she was buried with it.
www.billb.i8.com /girlscout/JGL.htm   (2303 words)

  
 History of Girl Scouts
Juliette Gordon Low, founder of Girl Scouts in 1912, was deaf from an early age.
Juliette Low's portrait hangs in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC, and a Federal Building has been named for her in Savannah, Georgia.
The Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace in Savannah, Georgia, restored in the period of the 1880s, was dedicated as a national program center for Girl Scouts in 1956 and was designated a National Historic Landmark by the National Park Service in 1965.
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Juliette Magill Gordon was born in Savannah on Oct. 31, 1860.
In 1886, she married William Low, a wealthy Englishman, and moved to England, where she studied art and associated with upper-class society.
Low died on Jan. 17, 1927 in Savannah.
www.cviog.uga.edu /Projects/gainfo/jlow.htm   (229 words)

  
 Juliette Gordon Low   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Juliette Magill Kinzie Gordon Low was born in Savannah, Georgia, on Halloween: October 31, 1860.
Juliette is also responsible for bringing the Girl Scout Promise, which she had translated into English.
Also, in 1929, the Juliette Low World Friendship Fund was created in her honor as a tribute for all that she had done.
www.angelfire.com /anime2/100import/low.html   (214 words)

  
 Girl Scout Council of Cannon Valley - Juliette Gordon Low Society
Juliette Gordon Low dreamed of "something for all the girls," and in 1912 she formed the first Girl Scout troop-- the white rose patrol.
Nurtured by Juliette's personal funding-- she sold her necklace of rare pearls for $8,000 to finance operations in the early days-the Girl Scout movement grew and flourished.
Juliette Gordon's white rose patrol began with a 18 girls but has blossomed into an organization with 3.7 million Girl Scouts.
www.gsccv.org /jglsociety.htm   (205 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Juliette Gordon Low
October 31 is the 304th day of the year (305th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 61 days remaining, as the final day of October.
As a child she was very fond of animals, she loved drawing, and other artistic subjects, but she had trouble with mathematics and spelling.
The Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace, located in Savannah, Georgia, is open to the public for tours.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Juliette-Gordon-Low   (1015 words)

  
 Juliette Gordon Lowe   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Juliette Magill Kinzie Gordon Low was the founder of Girl Scouting in the U.S.A..
Her niece, who was also named Daisy Gordon, was the first Girl Scout in the United States.
She found a joy and a purpose in life in the organization of Girl Scouts and worked relentlessly for many years establishing a solid foundation for the movement.
www.zia.org /jglow.htm   (466 words)

  
 Daily Celebrations ~ Juliette Gordon Low, Each Girl Scout ~ March 12 ~ Ideas to motivate, educate, and inspire   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
On this day in 1912, the Girl Scouts of America was founded by Juliette Gordon Low (1860-1927) in her hometown of Savannah, Georgia.
Low once explained that her goals for the girls in her organization were for them "to play fair, to play in your place, to play for your side and not for yourself.
Before her death, she established the Juliette Low World Friendship Fund to help spread the spirit of goodwill and friendship throughout the world.
www.dailycelebrations.com /031201.htm   (271 words)

  
 Juliette Gordon Low   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Savannah, Georgia, debutante Juliette Gordon Low's aristocratic status was sealed with her marriage in 1886 to William Mackay Low, the son of a family well established in both England and the United States.
Low spent most of her nine-year marriage in England, serving as a hostess for the highest-ranking members of British society, including the Prince of Wales.
In 1905, at the loss of her husband, her marriage, and her pride Low's husband died before the couple's impending divorce, leaving his entire estate to his mistress she sank into a deep depression.
www.npg.si.edu /exh/brush/low.htm   (208 words)

  
 National Women's Hall of Fame - Women of the Hall
Her mother was witty and outspoken, and young "Daisy," as Juliette was called, also tended to be charming but erratic.
In 1886 she married William Mackay Low, an intimate of the Prince of Wales and heir to a huge fortune.
Juliette Low and the Girl Scouts: the story of an American Woman, 1860-1927.
www.greatwomen.org /women.php?action=viewone&id=100   (374 words)

  
 History
Juliette became friends with General Sir Robert Baden-Powell (later Lord Baden-Powell) the founder of the Boy Scouts in England in 1911.
It was through this friendship that Juliette (Daisy) met Baden-Powell’s sister, Miss Agnes Baden-Powell who had been persuaded by her brother to form a society of Girl Guides.
Juliette was buried in Laurel Grove Cemetery, Savannah and was dressed in a Girl Scouts uniform.
www.nsa.naples.navy.mil /girlscouts/history.htm   (694 words)

  
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She is Juliette Gordon Low, founder of the Girl Scouts and this week’s featured Woman in History.
Born Juliette Magill Kinzie Gordon in Savannah, Georgia just months before the Civil War began (October 31, 1860), she was the second of six children of William Washington Gordon and Eleanor Kinzie Gordon.
Low, named after her grandmother, spent a happy childhood in her large Savannah home, which is now known as Juliette Gordon Low Girl Scout National Center.
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 Juliette Gordon Low   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Juliette Magill Kinzie Gordon was born the second child of six, into a prominent Southern family in Savannah, Georgia.
Juliette's family called her "Daisy." Daisy loved animals and was a very good sculptor and poet.
Her other ear was damaged in 1886 at her wedding when a grain of rice got lodged in the ear canal; a doctor hurt the nerves in the ear trying to get the rice out which left Daisy totally deaf in that ear.
www.sctboces.org /isc/iss/integration/general/women/Low.htm   (385 words)

  
 Welcome to Community 51   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Juliette Gordon Low, founder of Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. Juliette Gordon Low, founder of Girl Scouts of the U.S.A., was born October 31, 1860, in Savannah, Georgia, and died there January 17, 1927.
Daisy Gordon, her niece, was the first registered member.
This seemed quite natural to Juliette Low, who never let her own deafness keep her from full participation in life.
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 MSN Encarta - Juliette Gordon Low
Low, Juliette Gordon (1860-1927), American youth leader and founder of the Girl Scouts of the United States of America, the world's largest voluntary...
Juliette Gordon Low [Women in History of Scots Descent]
Juliette Gordon Low [National Women's Hall of Fame]
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 Juliette Gordon Low   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Juliette Magill Kinzie Gordon was called "Daisy" right from the beginning.
Daisy didn't have a mother that was around when she was a child but she had a father named William Washington Gordon that was a Confederate general of the Civil War.
When Juliette was a very little she fell ill with a brain fever.
www.east-buc.k12.ia.us /00_01/WH/jgl/jgl.htm   (315 words)

  
 Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace
The Juliette Gordon Low birthplace is the setting for a family story that was entwined in the history of the city, state, and nation for four generations.
Elegantly restored to the late 1800’s period in the aesthetic style, as it was arranged by the time of the wedding of Juliette Gordon to William Mackay Low in 1886.
Learn about Juliette’s grandmother, a widow of 35 years who lived with William Washington Gordon II and his wife Eleanor Kinzie Gordon in this magnificent mansion and how their joyous and happy life have led many to believe they are in the home still.
www.hauntingstour.com /scoutsold.htm   (392 words)

  
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Juliette Gordon Low is the founder of the Girl Scouting movement in the United States.
Juliette started the first United States Girl Guides troop in her hometown of Savannah, Georgia in 1912.
Juliette was born on October 31, 1860 in Savannah, Georgia.
www.geocities.com /Wellesley/3597/juliette.html   (241 words)

  
 Juliette Gordon Low   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Juliette Gordon Low was born on October 31, 1860 in Savannah, Georgia.
Juliette was called Daisy from a very young age.
In 1886 she married William Mackay Low, a friend of the Prince of Wales.
www2.lhric.org /pocantico/womenenc/low.htm   (146 words)

  
 Juliette Gordon Low, Girl Scout National Center
Julliette Gordon Low at a World Encampment of Girl Scouts with the American delegation, ca.
Juliette "Daisy" Gordon Low organized the first group of Girl Scouts on March 12, 1912, because she wanted to give girls the opportunity to get out of the house and get involved in their community and the outdoors.
Low was so dedicated to this group that she sold a strand of rare matched pearls for $8,000 to pay for operations in the beginning.
www.americaslibrary.gov /cgi-bin/page.cgi/es/ga/scouts_1   (223 words)

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