Kate Smith lands her first Broadway role; later she is famous for singing “God Bless America.”
Gertrude Ederle is the first woman to swim the English Channel, breaking the previous record by nearly two hours.
Alice Fong Yu is a teacher in the San Francisco Unified School District. As the only bilingual teacher for a predominantly Chinese-speaking student body, she wears many different hats, acting as translator, social worker, and all-purpose liaison.
Violette Anderson is the first woman to receive a law degree in Illinois. She is also the first black woman admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court.
Gloria Swanson is a famous silent screen actress who starts her own production company with Joseph Kennedy.
Jewish women start Women’s American ORT (Organization for Rehabilitation Through Training). The organization, begun in 1880 in Russia, operates in every country where the Jewish population needs to learn a skill or trade.
Dorothy Parker is a witty and acerbic writer who joins the staff of the New Yorker magazine; she is one of the most successful and influential writers of her era.
Mourning Dove is an Okanogan Indian who is a writer of Native American stories. She says: “Everything on the earth has a purpose, every disease an herb to cure it, and every person a mission.”
Martha Graham founds the Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance in New York.
Aviatrix Ruth Elder pushes for publicity for women in the field of flying. America takes notice of her and she is given the female lead in a silent movie.