Yes. Juliette Gordon Low is most known for being the Founder of Girl Scouts of the USA.
Juliette Gordon Low organized the first American Girl Guide troop meeting in the USA on March 12, 1912 in Savannah, Georgia. A year later, the name was changed to Girl Scouts.
Juliette also worked to expand Girl Scouts throughout the USA and gained the organization's charter in 1915. She also continued to work with the Girl Guides in the United Kingdom and was very active in the creation of the international organization which came to be the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts.
Juliette Gordon Low accomplished many things during her life but she is best known as the founder of Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA).
Juliette Gordon Low spoke two languages, English and French. Although she was deaf, Juliette was not known to have ever used sign language.
Juliette Gordon Low contracted breast cancer in the last few years of her life. It is not known exactly when because she did not tell others that she had cancer. Juliette Gordon Low died of cancer on January 17, 1927.
Juliette Gordon Low died on January 17, 1927 at the age of 66. The exact time she died is not available or may not be known.
Juliette Gordon Low was the founder of the Girl Scouts, and organization that has over a million girls enrolled today.
The Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace (and her childhood home) is a National Historic Landmark. It is located at 10 E. Oglethorpe Avenue in Savannah, Georgia. It is known as the Juliette Gordon Low Girl Scout National Center, is owned and operated by Girl Scouts of the USA, and is visited by 65,000 people each year from all over the world.
Juliette Gordon Low probably owned several sets of pearl jewelry during her lifetime. When Girl Scouts needed money, she did sell a pearl necklace, but it is not known for sure what it looked like. One portrait of Juliette shows her wearing a single strand of pearls.
Juliette Gordon Low is best known for founding Girl Scouts in the United States in 1912.
Talented: Juliette Gordon Low sculpted and painted and was active in the arts.Resourceful: Juliette found many ways to get the people and the funds needed to support Girl Scouting in the USA.Strong: Juliette continued on, even through all the tragedy in her life. She used her experiences when designing the Girl Scout program and wanted to show girls that they could do things for themselves.
Juliette Gordon Low is best known for founding Girl Scouts in the United States in 1912. She was born in Savannah, GA in 1860, married William Mackay Low in 1886. She was well-educated, enjoyed the arts, especially painting and sculpting, and traveled. Sir Robert Baden-Powell, founder of Boy Scouts, influenced his sister, Agnes Baden-Powell to start Girl Guides. Juliette Gordon Low assisted with Girl Guide troops in Scotland and felt that a similar organization should be started in the USA.
There is the Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace in Savannah, Georgia, originally known as the Wayne-Gordon House and purchased by Girl Scouts of the USA in 1953. This was the home Juliette was born in. After her marriage to William Mackay Low, Juliette lived in the Andrew Low House in Savannah, Georgia, mainly as a winter residence. Juliette lived in the Andrew Low House until her death in 1927. The house was bought by The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America in the State of Georgia in 1928 to be used as its state headquarters and, since 1952, has been open to the public as a museum. Juliette also lived in many other places. She lived a couple of years with her grandparents in Chicago and also lived in homes belonging to the Low family in England and Scotland.
The Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace is a national Girl Scout center located in Savannah, Georgia and is the home where Juliette Low was born. Girl Scout troops travel to the Birthplace and participate in fun programs and learn about Juliette. The house was built for Savannah's mayor, James Moore Wayne in 1818. The Gordon family bought the house in 1831. Because of this, the house is known as "The Wayne Gordon House". In 1942 the house was made into apartments. In 1953, the house was purchased by the Girl Scouts of the USA, restored, and opened to the public in 1956.