Description: 79079 JULIETTE GORDON LOW (1860-1927) founder of the Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. This portrait, painted in London circa 1887 by Edward Hughes, shows Mrs. Low in the gown she wore when she was presented to Queen Victoria. Portrait hangs in south drawing room of her birthplace and childhood home in Savannah, Ga. The house was purchased and restored by the National Girl Scout Organization as a living memorial to Mrs. Low and a program center for the U.S.A. Color Photo by Walter H. MillerPublished by Walter H. Miller & Co., Inc., Williamsburg, VirginiaManufactured Koppel Color Cards, Hawthorne NJ............. Juliette Gordon Low (née Gordon; October 31, 1860 – January 17, 1927) was the American founder of Girl Scouts of the USA. Inspired by the work of Robert Baden-Powell, founder of Scout Movement, she joined the Girl Guide movement in England, forming her own group of Girl Guides there in 1911. In 1912, she returned to the United States, and the same year established the first Girl Guide troop in the Unites States in Savannah, Georgia. In 1915, the United States' Girl Guides became known as the Girl Scouts, and Juliette Gordon Low was the first leader. She remained active until the time of her death. Her birthday, October 31, is celebrated annually by the Girl Scouts as "Founder's Day".............. LegacyThe Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace in Savannah, Georgia, is open for tours to the public.In 1948, a postage stamp (Scott catalogue number 974) honoring Low was issued by the United States Postal Service. Over 63 million were printed, making it a common issue. At the time, the Post Office had a policy of not honoring civic organizations. It took a joint resolution of Congress, with the approval of President Harry S. Truman, to produce the stamp for her. (The National Postal Museum suggests that it may have helped that Bess Truman was honorary president of the Girl Scouts.) Low's home in Savannah is visited by Girl Scouts from all over the world. In 1965, her birthplace was listed as a National Historic Landmark. Low also donated a 7 acres (2.8 ha) park in Savannah which bears her name. The park (originally part of her family homestead, the remainder of which was developed into the Gordonston neighborhood, which includes a road named Kinzie Avenue, after Low's family) has been the center of long-running disputes between Gordonston residents and non-residents as to whether the park was donated to the residents of Gordonston, or to the residents of Savannah at large, even to the point of disagreement over the park's name. The park figures prominently in Karen Kingsbury's 2013 novel The Chance. In 1979, Low was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame. On May 29, 2012, the Girl Scouts' centennial anniversary was commemorated, with Low receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom. She was inducted into the Savannah Women of Vision investiture in 2016. Camp Juliette Low in Cloudland, Georgia, bears the name of its founder. She was also awarded two patents, a utility patent for a "Liquid Container for Use with Garbage Cans or the Like", Patent 1,124,925, and a design patent, D45234, for the trefoil Girl Scout Badge. In 1999, the City of Savannah named its ferry service the Savannah Belles Ferry after four of Savannah's notable women, including Low. In 2016, the first official Girl Scout trail honoring Low was created by a Girl Scout for her Gold Award project. The trail is located in Westwinds Metropark in Holland, Ohio. Low will be honored on a U.S. quarter in 2025 as part of the final year of the American Women quarters program.
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Unit of Sale: Single Unit
Number of Items in Set: 1
Artist: Color Photo by Walter H. Miller
Size: Standard (5.5 x 3.5 in)
Material: Cardboard, Paper
City: London
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Brand/Publisher: Published by Walter H. Miller & Co., Inc., Williamsburg, Virginia
Subject: Girl Scout Founder, Juliette Gordon Low, 1887 Portrait
Continent: North America
Type: Printed (Lithograph)
Unit Type: Unit
Era: Photochrome (1939-Now)
Country: England
Theme: Historical Figures, People, Social History, Girl Guides, Girl Guide movement in England, National Girl Scout Organization, United States' Girl Guides, painted in London circa 1887 by Edward Hughes
Region: London
Features: Chrome, Divided Back
Time Period Manufactured: 1960-1969
Unit Quantity: 1
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Postage Condition: Unposted
