Juliette Gordon Low's Influence On Young Girls

“To put yourself in another’s place requires real imagination, but by doing so each Girl Scout will be able to love among others happily” (Juliette Gordon Low). The author of this quote started an organization that has grown to 2.7 million girls. Juliette Gordon Low wanted to do something for the young girls of the world that could make them a better person. The lessons she taught the girls were to have a greater outlook of life. Juliette Gordon Low has positively influenced many young girls because of the traditions she started over 100 years ago.

Juliette Gordon Low born on October 31, 1860, to Eleanor Lytle Kinzie and William Washington Gordon II, she was the second of six children. Her parents named her after her mother’s mother, she was later nicknamed “Daisy” by her Uncle which she kept throughout her life (New Georgia). Juliette was born not long before the Civil War which divided her parents causing her to move from Savannah Georgia to Illinois, where her grandparents lived. Eleanor alone could not provide enough for all her children leaving the kids sick and hungry without their father who was fighting for the South. Daisy was not like most girls, she instead got in trouble for doing manly activities at her boarding schools. Daisy went to Virginia Female Institute, Edgehill School, Miss Emmett’s

Juliette started Girl Scouts later in her life which shows it’s never too late to follow your dreams. Daisy was so committed to Scouts that she wanted to be buried in her uniform. I learned that girls were not expected to learn outdoor skills or play sports when she started scouts. Juliette’s life was anything but easy even though she had many disappointments it never took away from the growing scouts. Since you now know who Juliette Gordon Low is, you should have a greater understanding of Girl Scouts and why it has such an immense impact on young girls of