Juliette Gordon Low started her first Girl Guide troop at her home in Glenlyon, Scotland. She then went to London, England, and started two more Girl Guide troops there.
Juliette then returned to the USA and started an American Girl Guide troop in Savannah, Georgia in 1912. In 1913, the name was changed to American Girl Scouts.
So, Juliette directly started four Girl Guide troops. After she started the troop in Savannah, Juliette surely had a hand in starting many more troops!
No, Juliette Gordon Low was not short.
Sir Robert Baden-Powell founded both Boy Scouts and Girl Guides. Juliette Gordon Low worked with Sir Robert and his sister and wife to start Girl Guide troops in the United Kingdom. Juliette Gordon Low then returned to America and started the Girl Scout movement in America.
Juliette Gordon Low was President of the Girl Scouts of the USA until 1920. At that time she was granted the title of Founder and concentrated more on the international Girl Guide and Girl Scout organization.
After she met Baden-Powell in 1911, Juliette Gordon Low worked with Sir Robert Baden-Powell and his sister, Agnes, and wife, Olave, to start Girl Guide troops in the United Kingdom. Juliette Gordon Low then returned to America and started the Girl Scout movement in America in 1912.
Juliette Gordon Low did not invent Girl Scouts. Juliette Gordon Low met Lord Robert Baden-Powell, who started the scouting movement and encouraged his sister, Agnes Baden-Powell to start a program for girls called Girl Guides. Juliette Gordon Low helped organize Girl Guide troops in the United Kingdom, then returned to America and started the first Girl Scout troop in Savannah, Georgia in 1912.
There are many books about Juliette Gordon Low. The most recent one, written for the 100th Anniversary of Girl Scouts of the USA, is Juliette Gordon Low: The Remarkable Founder of the Girl Scouts by Stacy Cordery.Other books about Juliette Gordon Low include:Here Come the Girl Scouts! The Amazing All-True Story of Juliette 'Daisy' Gordon Low and Her Great Adventure by Shana CoreyFirst Girl Scout, The Life of Juliette Gordon Low by Ginger Wadsworth
Juliette Gordon Low helped her mother organize a convalescent home in Florida during the Spanish-American War. She helped organize Girl Guide troops in Scotland and London before starting Girl Scouts in the USA. She continued helping the Girl Scout movement grow until her death.
Juliette Gordon Low enjoyed doing needlework but there is no record of her selling her needlework. Juliette did sell her pearls in order to help fund the Girl Scout program.
Juliette Gordon Low helped her mother organize a convalescent home in Florida during the Spanish-American War. She helped organize Girl Guide troops in Scotland and London before starting Girl Scouts in the USA. She continued helping the Girl Scout movement grow until her death.
She sold a pearl necklace to keep her troop alive. Actually, Juliette Gordon Low sold a pearl necklace, but it was for the Girl Scout movement later on, not her first troop.
Juliette Gordon Low founded the first Girl Scouts in Savannah, Georgia in 1912.
"The Girl Scout Story" by Adele deLeeuw "Juliette Low: Girl Scout Founder", Young Patriot Series by Helen Boyd Higgins "Daisy and the Girl Scouts: The Story of Juliette Gordon Low" by Fern Brown And, in honor of the 100th Anniversary of Girl Scouts of the USA, Ginger Wadsworth is the author of "First Girl Scout: The Life of Juliette Gordon Low" to be released on February 6, 2012. See Related Links for her blog about writing the book and information she collected while researching the book.