Business Women’s Day Celebration Is September 22

Today, September 22, is Business Women’s Day Celebration. This is the day we recognize the value and contribution of women in the business world.

Hilary A. Bufton Jr. and three Kansas City business women founded the American Business Women’s Association(ABWA) on September 22, 1949. The first Business Women’s Day was celebrated in 1982.

In 1983, a joint Congressional resolution was passed, and signed by President Ronald Reagan proclaiming September 22 as Business Women’s Day. President Ronald Reagan also issued Proclamation 5532 on American Business Women’s Day, in 1986.