Low, Juliette Gordon "Daisy"

ID
1753
Nationality
American
Occupation
Youth leader
Summary
Late-deafened; born in Savannah, GA. Severely hard of hearing in one ear due to mistreatment of an earache, aged 25; lost all hearing in the other ear from an operation at age 26. Founder of the Girl Scouts of America.
References
Great Deaf Americans, The Second Edition, p.76-81; Extraordinary People with Disabilities, p.45-49; Movers & Shakers, p.83-87; Great Lives from History: American Women Series, vol.III p.1149-1152; Interesting Deaf Americans, p.24-26; Deaf Women, p.29-30, 42.
Dates
31 October 1860-18 January 1927