Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace
Visit the birthplace of the founder of Girl Scouts, Juliette Gordon Low (1860-1927), whose mission to train girls in skills that embrace the world around them, has spawned millions of scouts since its beginning in 1912.
While known as a leader and champion for girls, we can see from her home that she also knew how to replenish her soul through artful expression and reading.
Girl Scout troops journey to this Savannah house year after year, thanks largely to cookie and nut sales as well as car washes and other fundraisers.
Her Book
In 1912, a pamphlet was published that later evolved into the first Girl Scout Handbook. It is available as a free download at gutenberg.org. Look for fascinating parts like the sentence that starts: “During the Russian Revolution the Girl Scouts were used by the Government in many practical ways, as may be seen from the following letter…”
Her Art
Perhaps the most striking aspects of the opulent well-preserved home in Savannah are the works of art created by Low herself, ranging from oil paintings to sculptures to an iron garden gate.
Her Library
The most recent update to the home is a “reimagining” of the library, which takes advantage of today’s technology to speak to the interests of today’s girls while continuing to promote the importance of reading and writing.
Her Physical Challenge
Inspiring not only as the founder of a lasting organization, but also, being mostly deaf, Low is an example of what a person with physical challenges and other setbacks in life can achieve for the world.
For more about Girl Scouts, please visit girlscouts.org.
This is the eighth and final stop on our Georgia Author Adventures Trail.
Patricia Smart
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