Girl Scouting is a comprehensive, informal education program accessible
to all girls in the United States, ages 5 through 17 years. Today, the
Girl Scout Movement encompasses nearly three million girls and adults and
remains in the vanguard of youth movements, anticipating the needs of girls
and designing innovative programs to answer those needs. The Girl Scout
Movement in the United States is for girls.
Juliette Low might not have predicted its size, but she would undoubtedly
applaud this description of the organization she founded in 1912. She began
the organization to allow young girls to experience the challenges, the
adventures, and the special educational opportunities
