Dow Foundation to enrich our region’s cultural and intellectual opportunities. The Dow Visiting Scholars and Artists Series at SVSU was established through an endowment from the Herbert H. Her many public appearances include the History Channel, CNN, NPR, Smithsonian TV and C-SPAN. In 2022, she held the Johnson Endowed Chair in Roosevelt Studies at Dickinson State University. Juliette Gordon Low: The Remarkable Founder of the Girl Scouts ( 7) ISBN-10: 0143122894 ISBN-13: 9780143122890 Author (s): Cordery, Stacy A. Cordery has received several teaching awards. To register, email Sunday, March 5.Ĭordery, a professor of history at Iowa State University, is the author of the New York Times bestseller Alice: Alice Roosevelt Longworth, from White House Princess to Washington Power Broker the authoritative biography of Girl Scout founder Juliette Gordon Low two books about Theodore Roosevelt and a forthcoming biography of cosmetics entrepreneur Elizabeth Arden (Viking/Penguin, 2024). The event is free and open to the public, but registration is required.

Girl Scouting turns 111 years old this month! Stacey Cordery recounted the life of Juliette 'Daisy' Gordon Low, the founder of the Girl Scouts of America. Juliette Gordon Low created the Girl Scouts of the USA, arguably the most important organization for girls and women in the nation’s history. Yet she was a most unlikely founder: Southern born just before the Civil War, ensnared in an unhappy marriage, and battling deafness, Low’s own “failures” as a woman shaped Girl Scouting and its growth into a uniquely competent, inclusive, and public-spirited group dedicated to women’s friendship and giving back. Girl Scout Cookies will be available for sale from 4:45-5 p.m. Juliette Gordon Low: The Remarkable Founder of the Girl Scouts by Stacy A. Cordery’s appearances are supported by the Dow Visiting Scholars and Artists series at SVSU.Ĭordery will present “Juliette Gordon Low: The Remarkable Founder of the Girl Scouts” Monday, March 13 at 5 p.m. In recognition of Women’s History month, Saginaw Valley State University will host best-selling author Stacy Cordery for a lecture on campus and a community talk in Midland. MaSVSU to host best-selling author for women’s history lecture

Juliette Gordon Low by Stacy A. Cordery