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She was about to change millions of lives. Collection of the Library of Congress. In a matter of days, Low formed the first American troop of Girl Guides, the sister organization to the Boy Scouts, both of British origin.
Thus began the process by which Low adapted, expanded, and transformed the Girl Guides into the Girl Scouts, a lasting and quintessentially American institution. At the same time, Low took pains to create and protect the Girl Scouts brand by obtaining a design patent for the trefoil badge and then using the design wherever she couldβin print, on uniforms, and at ceremonies.
More than a century later, the Girl Scouts organization still uses the design as a trademark for badges, pins, logos, andβmost deliciouslyβthe shape of the shortbread cookies called Trefoils, on sale every spring. Low actually obtained three patents over the course of her life Around the time of her marriage, Juliette Gordon Low sat for a portrait by the British artist Edward Hughes, who also painted royalty. His portrait of Queen Mary still hangs in the vestibule of Buckingham Palace.
These medical misfortunes did not stop her and Willy from trying for years to get their parents to consent to their marriage. Nevertheless, Daisy married Willy in The couple settled in England the following year and eventually purchased a stately country home in Warwickshire. The marriage was a disaster. Willy spent months away from home, carousing with the Prince of Wales and others, gambling and flirting, until he abandoned Daisy for another woman around Yet before the details could be finalized, Willy died, leaving his money to Mrs.
