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Juliette Gordon Low

Founder of the Girl Scouts

Juliette Gordon Low (néeGordon; October 31, 1860 – January 17, 1927) was the American founder of Girl Scouts of the USA. Inspired by the work of Robert Baden-Powell, founder of Scout Movement, she joined the Girl Guide movement in England, forming her own group of Girl Guides there in 1911.

In 1912, she returned to the United States, and the same year established the first Girl Guide troop in the country in Savannah, Georgia. In 1915, the United States' Girl Guides became known as the Girl Scouts, and Juliette Gordon Low was the first leader. She remained active until the time of her death.

Her birthday, October 31, is celebrated annually by the Girl Scouts as "Founder's Day".

Early life

Juliette Magill Kinzie Gordon was born in 1860, at 10 East Oglethorpe Avenue in Savannah, Georgia. She was named after her grandmother, Juliette Augusta Magill Kinzie, and nicknamed Daisy,^[1] a common sobriquet at the time, by her uncle. She was the second of six children born to William Washington Gordon II, a cotton

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Brief Biography

Known as “Daisy” to her friends and family, Juliette Magill Kinzie Gordon Low was born in Savannah, Georgia, on October 31, 1860. She was born into an influential and wealthy family on both her mother and father’s side. Juliette Gordon Low grew up in the typical fashion of an elite southern family. As a young teenager, she attended boarding school at the Virginia Female Institute in Staunton, VA (now Stuart Hall), Edge Hill School outside Charlottesville, VA, Miss Emmett’s school in Morristown, NJ, and finally Mesdemoiselles Charbonniers, a French finishing school in New York City.

Although her upbringing was typical of a girl of her station, those who knew Juliette Gordon Low would not describe her as “typical.” Her brother Arthur summed his sister up well, calling her a brilliant eccentric. She had a great love for pets, especially exotic birds and could often be seen with one perched on her shoulder. From childhood on Juliette Gordon Low was very athletic. One of her favorite skills was standing on her head which she would famously do later at the National He

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Early Life

Childhood

Juliette Gordon Low, often called by her nickname Daisy, was born Juliette Magill Kinzie Gordon on October 31, 1860. Juliette spent her early years in Savannah, Georgia, where her home is now a Registered Historic Landmark under the administration of the Girl Scouts of the USA. You can visit the birthplace to learn more about how Juliette and her family lived when she was alive.

Daisy’s parents were William Washington Gordon II and Eleanor (Nelly) Kinzie Gordon. Daisy’s father William was a native of Savannah and his family played an important role in the growth of the city. Daisy’s grandfather William Washington Gordon I served in the Georgia legislature, became Mayor of Savannah, and founded the Central Rail Road and Banking Company. There is even a county in Georgia named after W.W. Gordon I.

Daisy’s mother Nelly Kinzie came from a prominent and wealthy family from Chicago, Illinois. In fact, John Kinzie, Daisy’s grandfather, built the very first house in Chicago on the banks of the Chicago River. Nelly and William gave Daisy five siblings. The Gordon