About Main | History | First Delaware Branch

For Girls Only: How it All Started Girls Incorporated originated as the Girls Club and was founded in Waterbury, Connecticut in 1864. The early clubs were safe havens and social/educational centers for the young women who worked in northeastern mill towns during the Industrial Revolution.

Our History From our humble early beginnings to our four branch operations today, Girls Inc is growing into a highly recognized advocate for young girls’ development. See our evolution.

What do we teach? Developing young girls into responsible and contentious adults is our focus. We provide girls with their own Bill of Rights. “I have the right to be myself and to resist gender stereotypes"...more

Learn about the very First Delaware branch!