Low, who was nicknamed “Daisy,” had grown up as a wealthy
Southern belle. She enjoyed painting and performing in plays.
Daisy loved animals and had many throughout her life, including
dogs, cats and a parrot. She met and married a handsome young
man named William Mackay Low, whom she called “Billow.” Together
they moved to England in 1887, where Daisy met Queen Victoria
and the couple lived an aristocratic life. But she also had some
difficulties. When she was in her 20s, Daisy became partially
deaf in one ear when an infection wasn’t treated properly. Then,
on her wedding day, a grain of rice became lodged in her other
ear, which eventually caused her to lose most of the hearing in
that ear as well. Later in life, Daisy would use her deafness to
her advantage, often pretending to not understand people when
they said they couldn’t volunteer or donate to her beloved Girl
Scouts. Daisy’s marriage started well but became unhappy. Billow
wanted to divorce, but he died in 1905 before that happened. An
idea is born