Juliette Gordon Low

Savannah, Georgia. In fact a biography of her is entitled Lady From Savannah.

In order to start the first American Girl Guide troop, Juliette Gordon Low called her friend, Nina Anderson Pape, who was the principal of a girl's school. Miss Pape suggested a group of girls who went to Mr. Hoxie's camp in the woods each Saturday. The daughter of Juliette's cousin was a member of the group and was able to interest all the girls in joining the first American Girl Guide troop.

Juliette also registered her niece, Margaret "Daisy Doots" Eleanor Gordon as the very first member, although Margaret did not attend the first meeting.

Source: "The Girl Scout Story" by Adéle deLeeuw 1965

Yes, Juliette Gordon Low had many friends. Her family was well-known in Savannah, Georgia and in Chicago, Illinois. Juliette also had many friends she made during her days at boarding and finishing school. Juliette also traveled and made many friends during her travels, including Sir Robert Baden-Powell and his wife and sister.

The Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace pin can only be purchased by someone who has attended a class or a tour at the Birthplace.

According to the paper they give you with the pin at the museum, the pin is to be placed on the FRONT of the uniform (below the membership stars) and may be worn forever. If membership stars are not being worn, place the pin across from the Girl Scout Pin.

Juliette Gordon Low was the founder of the Girl Scouts, and organization that has over a million girls enrolled today.

She is buried in her native Georgia and was laid out in her Girl Scout Uniform. My guess the hat was removed at her wake, as people usually don"t wear hats in church. The subject is discussed in some detail in Lady From Savannah. She died of some form of Cancer.

Juliette Gordon Low's maternal grandparents John H. Kinzie and Juliette Augusta Magill Kinzie lived in Chicago, Illinois. Juliette, her mother, and her sisters, Alice and Nelly, had to leave Savannah at the end of the American Civil War because Juliette's father had been a Captain in the Confederate Army. Part of the surrender agreement required that the families of Confederate Officers leave Savannah, Georgia.

No, Juliette Gordon Low was not known to have ever learned or spoken sign language.

Due to the fact that she was not completely deaf and that her hearing loss occurred later in life, Juliette probably did not learn sign language. In fact, there are stories about how she used her hearing loss to get people to do things she asked them to do. If they tried to tell her "no" she would just go on talking as if she had not heard them.

Also keep in mind that there was a lot of stigma about sign languages prior to the 1960s.

There is little information about the specific years Juliette Gordon Low attended school.

The Stuart Hall School web site notes that Juliette Gordon Low attended the Virginia Female Institute (now Stuart Hall School) for two years starting in 1874 at the age of 13. Juliette then went to attend finishing school in New York, make her debut into society (most girls in those days made their societal debut at the age of 16), then was presented to Queen Victoria in England.

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.

Founding and maintaining what eventually became a national organization is surely a full-time pursuit in its own right. After 1912 and until the end of her life in 1927, supporting the Girl Guide and Girl Scout movement was her main occupation and major drive in her life.

Juliette was a child of wealth and married a man of substantial wealth, so she was not expected to have a job. She traveled, was a skilled painter and sculptor, helped her mother organize a convalescent hospital for wounded soldiers, and then spent most of her time and her wealth in bringing Girl Scouts to the USA.

Juliette Gordon Low was the founder of Girl Scouts of the USA.

Juliette Gordon Low was the daughter of William Washington Gordon and Eleanor Kinzie Gordon. She married William Mackay Low, a wealth Englishman. After Willie died, Juliette traveled and met Sir Robert Baden-Powell the founder of Boy Scouts. Sir Robert Baden-Powell encouraged Juliette to become involved in the starting Girl Guide troops in Scotland and London, England and then Juliette brought the Girl Guide movement to the United States in 1912.

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.

There is no specific information about Juliette Gordon Low's favorite color. One suggestion is that her favorite color was either white or yellow. This is possible, due to her nickname being "Daisy" and white and yellow are the color of daisies.

Another suggestion is that her favorite color was green since Girl Scout uniforms in the USA are usually green and that Juliette wore a green uniform.

Gordon Hirabayashi died on January 2, 2012, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada of complications from Alzheimer's disease.

Juliette Gordon Low had hearing problems. Due to improper treatment of ear infections as a girl, she lost most of the hearing in one ear. During her wedding, a piece of rice became lodged in her ear causing her to lose all the hearing in the other ear.

Juliette also had a back injury which kept her from riding horses, one of her favorite activities.

She died in 1927 from breast cancer which had metastasized (spread to other parts of her body).

She used her deafness to benefit Girl Scouting. She recruited many local society matrons to get involved with Girl Scouting in Savannah. If a potential recruit tried to object, she simply didn't hear it . . . and that was that!

Gordon Zahler died on December 22, 1975.

Rosco Gordon died on July 11, 2002, in New York, USA.

Gordon Guggisberg died in 1930.

Shelby Gordon died on November 4, 1959, in New York City, New York, USA.

Her mother's name is Eleanor Lytle Kinzie Gordon.

Her father's name is William Washington Gordon II.

Gordon Wharmby died on May 18, 2002, in Abergele, Clwyd, Wales, UK of lung cancer.

Gordon Atkinson died on 2006-01-13.

Juliette Gordon Low died on January 17, 1927 at the age of 66.

Gordon Guasco died on 1971-11-08.