SuitabookExpanding girls’ opportunities
Daisy encourages preparation not only for traditional homemaking but also for work in the arts, sciences and business, alongside citizenship outside the home.
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Ginger Wadsworth - Author
A historically framed biography about Daisy Gordon Low’s creation of a national girls’ organisation, with particular attention to outdoor participation, wider opportunities for women and inclusion of girls with disabilities.
"Juliette (Daisy) Gordon Low was a remarkable woman with ideas that were ahead of her time. She witnessed important eras in U.S. history, from the Civil War and Reconstruction to westward expansion to post-World War I. And she made history by founding the first national organization to bring girls from all backgrounds into the out-of-doors. Daisy created controversy by encouraging them to prepare not only for traditional homemaking but also for roles as professional women--in the arts, sciences, and business--and for active citizenship outside the home. Her group also welcomed girls with disabilities at a time when they were usually excluded.
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Sign in for personalised guidanceA historically framed biography about Daisy Gordon Low’s creation of a national girls’ organisation, with particular attention to outdoor participation, wider opportunities for women and inclusion of girls with disabilities.
Daisy encourages preparation not only for traditional homemaking but also for work in the arts, sciences and business, alongside citizenship outside the home.
The organisation welcomed girls with disabilities during a period when they were usually excluded from such groups.
Daisy’s life is situated across the Civil War and Reconstruction, westward expansion and the period after the First World War.
The book may prompt attention to whose participation was limited in earlier periods, how disability inclusion is represented, and whether the historical account gives enough context for the controversies it mentions.
This is a grounded book brief while Suitabook strengthens the analysis: the current material supports only a cautious reading; another book-specific source is still needed.
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