Happy Birthday Avon!!!

n 1886, 34 years before women in the U.S. earned the right to vote, Avon's founder, David H. McConnell, helped give them the chance to earn an independent income. He didn’t set out to create a beauty company. In fact, McConnell was a traveling book salesperson who offered fragrances samples as an additional perk to his female customers. He saw that these women were more interested in the free perfume than the books. Since women had a passion for his products and loved networking with other women, McConnell was inspired to recruit them as Sales Representatives. From a small New York City office, McConnell himself mixed the company's first fragrances.

This began Avon's long history of empowering women around the globe.

135 years later ….
New Avon has signed on 375% more new reps in April 2020
Avon Opens Studio 1886 in Los Angeles
Iconic Beauty Brand Kicks Off 135th Year with First Ever Experience Center That Will Be Open to Public ( opened October 2020)
Avon Goes Greener, More Digital
The Direct Sales Leader Debuts a New, Interactive Digital Catalog ( April 2020)
Avon Steps up its 16-Year Partnership with Feed the Children in Response to COVID-19 Crisis ( March 2020)

The legacy of Avon Founder David H. McConnell, and the core priority of the company today, is the empowerment of women. This mission is as relevant today as it was in 1886 when the company was founded.