Juliette Gordon Low founded the Girl Scouts of America in 1912. She was born Juliette Magill Kinzie Gordon on October 31, 1860, was known as "Daisy" most of her life, and died January 17, 1927 (of cancer).
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.
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.
Low died January 17, 1927, from this cancer, and was buried in her Girl Scout uniform in Savannah, Georgia.
Juliette converted the carriage house into her Girl Scout headquarters shortly after the first meeting in 1912 and willed it to the local Savannah Girl Scouts upon her death in 1927.
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