Title
Juliette Gordon Low : the remarkable founder of the Girl Scouts / Stacy A. Cordery.
ISBN
9780670023301
0670023302
Publication Details
New York : Viking, 2012.
Language
English
Description
xiv, 382 p., [32] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Call Number
HS3268.2.L68 C67 2012
Dewey Decimal Classification
369.463092 B
Summary
In celebration of the Girl Scouts' centennial, this biography ia a salute to its maverick founder. Born at the start of the Civil War, Juliette Gordon Low grew up in Georgia, where she struggled to reconcile being a good Southern belle with her desire to run barefoot through the fields. Deafened by an accident, "Daisy" married a dashing British aristocrat and moved to England. But she was ultimately betrayed by her husband and dissatisfied by the aimlessness of privileged life. Her search for a greater purpose ended when she met Robert Baden-Powell, war hero, adventurer, and founder of the Boy Scouts. Captivated with his program, Daisy aimed to instill the same useful skills and moral values in young girls, with an emphasis on fun. She imported the Boy Scouts' sister organization, the Girl Guides, to Savannah in 1912. Rechristened the Girl Scouts, it grew rapidly because of her unquenchable determination and energetic, charismatic leadership. In this biography, the author paints a dynamic portrait of an intriguing woman and a true pioneer whose work touched the lives of millions of girls and women around the world.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Civil War and the problem of loyalties
A Savannah childhood
Schooling in the South and beyond
Emotional upheaval
Broken hearts
Omens and weddings
The whirl of married life
Wars, colonial and domestic
A parting of the ways
Journeys
General Sir Robert Baden-Powell
The Savannah Girl Guides
The excitement of Girl Scouting
Good deeds
Girl Scouting in the roaring twenties
Making new friends internationally
Epilogue: "long live the Girl Scouts!".
