Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace Museum

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Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace Museum Birthplace of the Girl Scout's founder and Savannah's first National Historic Landmark. Guided tours and special programs are available throughout the year.

The Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace is a designated National Historic Landmark, and hosts Girl Scouts troops from all over the United States. In 1860, Juliette Gordon Low was born in this home and it was from here that she made the phone call founding the Girl Scouts in Savannah on March 12, 1912. Juliette Gordon Low’s contributions to girl’s lives and to American culture have made her Birthplace a touchstone for Girl Scouts and alumnae. Girl Scouts of the USA purchased the site in 1953 and have been responsible stewards of the site keeping the nearly 200 year old home in excellent condition. The home is one of the few historic houses in Savannah with an elevator to serve guests.

10/01/2026

A’ja Wilson, Girl Scouts, and the History of Girls in Basketball

09/25/2026

In 2007, Dolly Parton became an honorary lifetime member of Girl Scouts of Tansai Council (now Girl Scouts of Southern Appalachians). She sat down with them in 2009 to announce her “Coat of Many Colors” patch, inspired by her own life and celebrating the resilience of young girls and their families.

Today, 9/25, we honor Dolly’s legacy – what she did for Girl Scouting and what she did for everyone.

September is National Library Card Sign-Up Month! Libraries are vital to communities across America. For decades, Girl S...
09/23/2026

September is National Library Card Sign-Up Month!

Libraries are vital to communities across America. For decades, Girl Scouts have supported their local libraries by making donations, volunteering, or simply by reading a good book.

Continue this tradition and get involved with your local library today.

09/14/2026

Join us for our 2026 Fall Program Series exploring the people and movements that transformed American labor during the Progressive Era. 
 
Discover the stories of women, workers, and reformers whose efforts changed the nation. 
 
Sign up for these events with the link in our bio.

Gloria Steinem was an activist, a journalist, and a Girl Scout. Steinem wrote about her experiences with Girl Scouting ...
09/04/2026

Gloria Steinem was an activist, a journalist, and a Girl Scout.

Steinem wrote about her experiences with Girl Scouting in a letter to author Shana Corey while she was writing her book, “Here Come the Girl Scouts: The All True Story of Juliette “Daisy” Gordon Low and Her Great Adventure.”

We are honored to share her words with you now:

“When I started the seventh grade, my mother and I were living on our own in East Toledo. Because she was having a hard time with health problems and depression, I was often her caretaker. Home was not such a cheerful place.

That made it all the more important that in my public junior high school, Miss Bruss, the art and gym teacher, was a reliable source of stability and kindness. She was also a Girl Scout leader. I'd gone to a Girl Scout camp the summer after the fifth grade, so this was familiar and I went to meetings after school.

Soon, I was also going to weekend evenings where we learned to build a fire, cook hotdogs, roast marshmallows sing songs, and even dance. I earned badges to sew on my sleeve, then so many I needed a sash. Being a Girl Scout became my one source of community and consistency during a crucial two years when I very much needed both.

Starting high school meant going to a huge and grown-up building where the very idea of Girl Scout meetings seemed childish. I abandoned the uniform that my mother bought for me, even though she couldn't afford it, and I stopped going to meetings.



I knew I was betraying something important, but this was the last stop before marriage and babies for the girls and factory jobs for the boys.

It was the real world where girls and women didn't matter that much.

Many, many years passed. I was sitting at my desk at Ms. Magazine, opening my mail when a photo fell out of a handwritten note. It showed two very old ladies, smiling, sitting with their arms around each other's shoulders. They were Miss Bruss and her partner, my long ago math teacher, both long retired.

As the note explained, they always had been lovers and life partners, and they were thanking me for being part of a movement that meant they didn't have to pretend anymore.

I was sad for all those years they had to be "maiden ladies" instead of a devoted couple. I still wished I hadn't betrayed my own rescue by giving in to the world of high school. But I was glad to be part of a feminist movement that was making it okay to be whoever we truly are.

We all have a place at the campfire. It was the Girl Scouts who taught me that first.”

- Gloria Steinem, May 20, 2011.

How Girls Make History... .. was the theme of our exhibit this year at Girl Scouts Unite 2026, the triennial Girl Scout ...
08/03/2026

How Girls Make History...
.. was the theme of our exhibit this year at Girl Scouts Unite 2026, the triennial Girl Scout Convention.

We are honored to have been visited by Girl Scouts and women who are making history right now, including 22-time Paralympic medalist Tatyana McFadden.

Thank you to everyone who stopped by the exhibit. We hope to see you all in Savannah soon.

Convention is underway in Washington, D.C.! Explore what the Girl Scout convention halls looked like in the 60s and 70s....
07/24/2026

Convention is underway in Washington, D.C.! Explore what the Girl Scout convention halls looked like in the 60s and 70s.

The convention hall is a showcase designed to appeal to American girls, and companies outside of Girl Scouts used this as an opportunity to promote their products.

In the past, this included companies with traditional feminine products like Singer sewing machines or Dow Chemical Co. cleaning products, but also advertisements for careers with the U.S. Government that utilized skills learned in Girl Scouting.

The Girl Scout National Council Session (NCS) – a time when the Movement comes together For decades, every three years g...
07/20/2026

The Girl Scout National Council Session (NCS) – a time when the Movement comes together

For decades, every three years girl and adult delegates from around the country gather to shape the future of Girl Scouting. These delegates debate critical issues in the Movement, from cost of dues to the Girl Scout Law.

This year, the 58th National Council Session will be held in Washington, D.C., where thousands of Girl Scouts and alums will convene.

As Girl Scouts across the country prepare to travel to D.C. for the 58th National Council Session and Girl Scouts UNITE ...
07/14/2026

As Girl Scouts across the country prepare to travel to D.C. for the 58th National Council Session and Girl Scouts UNITE event, take a look back at past Girl Scout adventures in the nation's capital.

This will be the fourth Girl Scout national convention in Washington, D.C. It also took place there in 1915, 1923, and 1975.

If you're in attendance this year, stop by the “How Girls Can Help Their Country...” exhibition in the Hall of Experiences.

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10 E Oglethorpe Avenue
Savannah, GA
31401

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