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Crazy Julie Low Research Paper

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"I’ve got something for the girls of Savannah, and all America, and all the world, and we’re going to start it tonight" (Juliette). This was how the unexpected founder, Juliette Low started the girl scouts. Juliette was born Juliette Gordon Low on October 31, 1860 in Savannah, Georgia. She was the second of six children and never had any children of her own however, she had no problem working with children and helping them. She was deaf in both ears and had several other misfortunes in her life, however, instead of feeling guilt-ridden for herself, she went and created one of the leading scouts in the world today (Juliette). By opening up new opportunities for young girls, Juliette Low interchanged the values of her time and the way people …show more content…

With the events that occurred in Juliette's life you would not of expected her to do something that is considered incredible. “Born to an affluent Southern family who called their adored but occasionally off-beat second daughter ‘Crazy Daisy’ – was an unlikely founding figure for the Scouts. She never had children of her own. Her marriage to a wealthy Englishman failed in an era when divorce was still a serious stigma. Also, she suffered for most of her adult life from a hearing disability first brought on by a medical mistake” (Kehe). Low has had a bunch of horrible events in her life that should of discouraged her from doing anything but, instead she decided to go and do something more with her life and create girl scouts. She is encouraging girls that you don't have to let the misfortunes in life be a prevention from doing something great and to not let them be a shackle from desired dreams. Girls now have proof that they can truly do what they choose. Crazy Daisy has given girls the grant of confidence and girls now know not to let anything hold them back. “The great gift of Girl Scouts to girls and women has been to teach us that we really can do anything we can dream about doing. For me it was to learn sign language and to learn how to communicate with the deaf. Because I thought, ‘Wow, how cool is that? If I learned Sign language I could communicate with Juliette Low or with people who had a similar disability.’ That was the first thing that, when I was 6 or 7, she inspired me to do” (Cordery qtd. in Kehe). Low wanted to teach girls that they could truly do anything that they sat their minds too and now that's what they do. Through her girl scouts she has shown girls that there is no limitation to what they can accomplish. Cordery may have never taken up

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