About 200 women participants stayed on after the conference, at their own expense, to start the Older Women's League, an outgrowth of the Older Women's League Educational Fund, founded by Tish Sommers and Laurie Shields, and named Sommers as the first president of OWL.
About 200 female participants chose to continue their involvement after the conference, at their own expense, to launch the Older Women's League, a development stemming from the Older Women's League Educational Fund, founded by Tish Sommers and Laurie Shields. Sommers was appointed as the first president of OWL.