Juliette Low

Overview

Juliette Low who went on to found the Girl Scouts of America group. Low was born in Savannah, Georgia, USA, in October 31, 1860. She had two nicknames as a child,  Daisy and Little Ship. A smart child, Low was educated at several prestigious schools. At age 25, an experiment treatment to treat an ear infection left her partially deaf. On the day of her marriage a stray grain of rice and cause an ear infection which resulted in further ear loss. In 1912 with the aid of her cousin Nina Anderson Pape the two women, set into motion, recruiting, organizing and creating what would go onto become the American Girl Guides (changed later to Girl Scouts) Low served as President of this organization until 1920, when she was officially recognized as founder.  
 
A WW II Liberty ship is named after her. She is the second woman in United States history to have a federal building named after her. Her childhood home, was purchased and restored in 1953, by the Girl Scouts of the USA and was renamed as the Juliette Gordon Low Girl Scout National Center. It is a  registered National Historic Landmark.