- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Juliette Gordon Low (1860-1927)
- Creator:
- Sims, Anastatia
- Date of Original:
- 2004-06-15
- Subject:
- Philanthropists--Georgia--Savannah
Women philanthropists--Georgia--Savannah
Girl Scouts
Low, Juliette Gordon, 1860-1927 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about Juliette Gordon Low. Juliette Magill Kinzie Gordon Low was the founder of the Girl Scouts of the United States of America (GSUSA). She was born on October 31, 1860, in Savannah, the second of six children of Eleanor "Nellie" Lytle Kinzie and William Washington Gordon II. She was named after her maternal grandmother. Shortly after her birth an uncle nicknamed her Daisy, and she used that name throughout her life.
GSE identifier: SS2CG3, SS2H1 - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/juliette-gordon-low-1860-1927/
- Language:
- eng
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- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: "Juliette Gordon Low (1860-1927)," New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved [date]: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org.
- Original Collection:
- Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.
- Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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