CANFIELD — Even with a dwindling membership, the Mill Creek chapter of the American Business Women’s Association continues its mission to offer a place for business women to come together, network, share ideas and support local students with scholarships.
The local chapter turns 60 this year as officers look back at the chapter’s long journey since its founding.
The national organization was founded in 1949 by a man named Hilary Bufton Jr., who met with Shirley Cupp, Irma Beisel, and Frances Stuckey on Sept. 22 of that year. They met in a Kansas City coffee shop and incorporated the association at a time when it was considered socially unacceptable for women to pursue a full time career, or even have a girls’ night out. Those days followed World War II when women were encouraged to work as their patriotic duty, but after the war, were encouraged to go back home to their families.
The ABWA was …
