Republican Edith Nourse Rogers (center) is the first congresswoman from New England. She serves for thirty-five years and sponsors many significant bills, including those establishing the Women’s Army Corps and the permanent nursing services of the Veterans Administration.
Myrna Loy, a famous actress with more than sixty films to her credit, makes her screen debut in Pretty Ladies.
Fashion designer Hattie Carnegie strikes a deal with I. Magnin that makes her clothing accessible to Hollywood’s elite.
Educator and artist Polingaysi Qoyawayma begins a thirty-year career teaching Hopi and Navajo students both their traditional school subjects and Native culture.
Versatile performer (comic, actress, singer, dancer) Imogene Coco makes her Broadway debut in When You Smile.
Josephine Baker is an African American dancer and entertainer. In 1925, she accepts an offer to appear in a Paris show, where she rises to stardom due to French enthusiasm for African American culture and jazz. She causes a sensation with her G-string ornamented with bananas.
Pattie Field is the first woman in the U.S. consular service; she serves as the vice consul in Amsterdam.
Well-known comedic actress Carole Lombard has her first starring role; she will appear in more than eighty feature-length films and short subjects. Her sense of humor is present both on the screen and off in jokes and pranks.
Mary Breckenridge founds the Kentucky Committee for Mothers and Babies, which becomes the Frontier Nursing Service.