The Badge Archive

Facts about Juliette Gordon Low

Facts and suggestions for objects you could use to associate with them

  1. Juliette Magill Kinzie Gordon Low was born in Savannah, Georgia, on October 31, 1860 – Georgia peach
  2. Her childhood nickname was Daisy – Daisy flower
  3. She attended several boarding school – School house
  4. Named herself an instructor of sewing (even though she wasn’t good a sewing) and started the “Helpful Hands” club. They sewed and donated clothes to children in need. – Spool of thread
  5. She was good at tennis, swimming, horseback riding, and hunting – Tennis racket OR Horse figuring OR Swim item
  6. She loved pets, especially exotic birds – Small stuffed bird OR Bird figurine
  7. Her favorite subject in school was art: painting, drawing, and sculpting – Pencil OR Paint brush
  8. She was proud of the ability to stand on her head (There is an infamous story of her doing so at the National Headquarters of the Girl Scouts to show off the new uniform shoes) – Pair of shoes
  9. She struggled with deafness (Caused by mistreatment of chronic ear infections & an accident in 1886 when a piece of rice was stuck in her ear) – Small bag of rice
  10. She once used carrots and parsley instead of flowers to decorate her hat – Carrot stick OR Parsley leaf
  11. In the summer of 1911, Sir Robert Baden-Powell, the founder of the Boy Scouts, asked JGL to aid in the fledgling Girl Guides movement in Great Britain – Britain flag OR Image of Britain from a map
  12. On March 12, 1912, the first troop of American Girl Guides was registered. A year later the Girl Guides name was officially changed to Girl Scouts. – GSUSA logo
  13.  On January 17, 1927, Juliette Gordon Low died in Savannah after losing a long battle with breast cancer. – Pink Cancer Ribbon
  14. A telegram from the national officers of the Girl Scouts USA was sent for her funeral that read, “You are not only the first Girl Scout, but the best Girl Scout of them all.” – Postcard OR Copy of the quote
References:

“About Juliette Gordon Low.” Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace. https://www.juliettegordonlowbirthplace.org/en/explore/history/about-juliette-gordon-low.html. Accessed 17 October 2024.

“Juliette Gordon Low Brief Biography.” Georgia Historical Society. https://www.georgiahistory.com/resource/juliette-gordon-low/brief-biography/. Accessed 17 October 2024.

Simpson, Stacie. “10 Fun Things You Might Not Know About Juliette Gordon Low.” All Thing Girl Scouts. https://allthingsgirlscouts.com/2018/10/23/10-fun-things-you-might-not-know-about-juliette-gordon-low/. Accessed 17 October 2024.

Tia Kennard