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Juliette Gordon Low
Juliette Gordon Low Juliette Gordon Low, 1917.

Juliette Gordon Low

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Née:
Juliette Magill Kinzie Gordon
Born:
October 31, 1860, Savannah, Georgia, U.S.
Died:
January 18, 1927, Savannah (aged 66)

Juliette Gordon Low (born October 31, 1860, Savannah, Georgia, U.S.—died January 18, 1927, Savannah) was the founder of the Girl Scouts of the United States of America. Juliette Gordon was born into a prominent Georgia family. She was educated at private schools in Virginia and New York City and for some years thereafter traveled widely. She married William M. Low, a fellow native of Savannah, Georgia, who was living in England, in 1886. Her interest in the Scout movement stemmed from her friendship with Robert and Agnes Baden-Powell, who had organized the Boy Scouts and its sister organization, the Girl ...(100 of 298 words)

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