But the real discovery came when she met Robert Baden-Powell, war hero, adventurer and founder of the astoundingly popular Boy Scouts. She shot tigers in India and traveled through its provinces buoyed by the same zeal with which she visited the great cathedrals of Rome and other wonders of the world. Daisy searched the world for diversion, but also for a sense of greater purpose. Dissatisfied by the emptiness of the aristocratic lifestyle, she was free to travel and do the charity work which her husband had so vigorously disapproved. He died before it was finalized, leaving her widowed and wealthy, but wounded.ĭaisy entered a new and unlooked for chapter in her life.
Once Willy publicly took up with another woman Daisy tried to free herself in a very messy and fraught divorce. Daisy’s frequent illnesses-including her hearing impairment-and Willy’s fondness for racing and gambling took a toll on their relationship. Nor was it a surprise that their marriage failed. Known fondly to her family as “Crazy Daisy,” it was no surprise when Juliette eventually fell in love with the dashing, aristocratic, and slightly dangerous Willy Low. Growing up in post-war Georgia was a challenge for Daisy, who struggled to reconcile her training as a good Southern belle with her desire to run barefoot through the fields. Juliette, or “Daisy,” as she was called, was born in Savannah on the eve of the Civil War to a brash and independent young mother and a deeply patriotic Rebel father. Cordery tells the story of the intrepid, charming, and idiosyncratic woman at its core. In this exciting new biography of its founder, Juliette Gordon Low, Stacy A. The Girl Scouts of the USA is the largest and most beloved organization for girls and women in the United States. Juliette Gordon Low: The Remarkable Founder of the Girl Scouts
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