An office building was named the Juliette Gordon Low Federal Complex in Savannah in 1983.

Daisy was inducted in 1979 into the National Women’s Hall of Fame.

A bust of Daisy was placed in the Georgia State Capitol Hall of Fame in 1974.

A portrait of Juliette has been hanging in the Smithsonian’s National Gallery in Washington, D.C.

The Gordon home in Savannah where Daisy was born was purchased by GSUSA in 1953 and is now an Historic Landmark.

Postal Department issued a stamp in her honour. A note was placed in her pocket which read: “You are not only the first Girl Scout, but the best Girl Scout of them all.”ĭaisy’s legacy has been well recognized over the years. She was buried in her Girl Scout uniform. Juliette Gordon Low died in Savannah, Georgia on January 17, 1927.

Since its inception, the Girl Scouts of the USA has promoted courage, confidence, and character through the Girl Scout Promise and the Girl Scout Law, touching the lives of over 50 million American girls. Juliette’s vision and remarkable dedication kept the movement alive. Juliette wanted to put her girls on an equal footing with the boys, which prompted the name change from Girl Guides to Girl Scouts. In 1913, a National Headquarters was opened in Washington, D.C., and the organization’s name was changed to the Girl Scouts of the United States of American (GSUSA). On March 12, 1912, the first Girl Guides meeting was held in Savannah, Georgia with 18 girls joining the troop. By coincidence, Sir Robert was on his way to America as part of tour to promote the Boy Scouts, and he found himself on the same ship as Daisy.Supposedly, during the voyage, Daisy and Robert made plans to organize the Girl Guides in America. Having made arrangements with friends for her Girl Guide troops to carry on in her absence, Daisy set sail for America in early 1912. When she returned to London for the fall and early winter, Daisy started two more troops. Having rented a summer home in Lochs, she called together a group of girls in the Scottish Highlands, and started her first troop of Girl Guides.

Juliette Gordon Low by Stacy A. Cordery