ABSTRACT
This chapter explores the life of Janie Porter Barrett and her transformative leadership approach at addressing juvenile delinquency among Black girls in Virginia. This chapter discusses the purpose and establishment of the Virginia Industrial School for Colored Girls. The chapter discusses how Black juveniles were to be housed in adult prisons, which led to Janie Porter Barrett organizing with Black Club Women of Virginia to create a space for social justice for Black girls. This chapter explores how the girls of this institute worked together to form a collective sisterhood, whereby they affirmed each other but also held each other accountable for poor behavior.
