Julia Cobb Crowell
Julia Cobb Crowell, known socially as Mrs. Benedict Crowell, was a clubwoman in Cleveland, Ohio, and an early leader of Girl Scouting in the United States. She was married to military officer and politician Benedict Crowell.
Early life
Julia Root Cobb was from Cleveland, the daughter of Lester Ahira Cobb and Anna W. Root Cobb. Her father was a businessman and banker; her grandfather was Ahira Cobb, a prominent Ohio shipbuilder. She was educated at Miss Mittleberger's School for Girls in Ohio, and at Miss Hersey's School in Boston.Career
Crowell was active in Girl Scouting during and after World War I. While living in Washington, D.C. in 1920, she was the Commissioner of Girl Scouts in the District of Columbia, and an arts patron.After the war, the Crowells moved back to Cleveland, where Julia Crowell founded the city's Girl Scout Council and was its first commissioner. In 1923 she and other Scouting leaders were sued for slander by a troop leader. She served on the national board of Girl Scouts in 1927 and 1928. Camp Julia Crowell was a 248-acre Girl Scout camp in Ohio, opened in 1937.
Crowell served on the founding board of trustees of the Maternal Health Association of Cleveland, and supported the city's children's hospital.