required to become a member of his respective organization, and no one could be penalized for not using the contract. 1921 - In order that the Authors’ League, by supplanting Bronson Howard’s Society of American Dramatists and Composers, might not lead to its elimination, a liaison was made with the Dramatists Guild. The two organizations, for a year, with the same officers were officially known as “The American Dramatists.” 1922 – Official naming: Dramatists Guild. Edward Childs Carpenter elected second DG president. 1924 – Arthur Richman elected third Guild president. 1926 – The birth of the first Minimum Basic Agreement (MBA). New clauses had crept into the existing polite 1920 agreement to which authors had to submit to get production; unjust trade habits were becoming precedents; red ink was blotting out protective clauses; and lastly, economic conditions had come into the theatre crying for adjustment in fairness to the managers themselves. 2021 – Amanda Green becomes the first woman elected as president of the Guild. References External links Dramatists Guild Official Website (www.dramatistsguild.com) 1921 establishments in the United States American writers' organizations Arts organizations based in New York City Arts organizations established in 1921 Guilds in the United States Theatrical organizations in the United States