st ▁synd icate . ▁She ▁was ▁a ▁sought - after ▁writer ▁and ▁social ite , ▁and ▁attended ▁parties ▁at ▁the ▁White ▁House ▁when ▁President ▁Wood row ▁Wilson ▁was ▁in ▁office . ▁She ▁worked ▁at ▁the ▁Washington ▁Post ▁until ▁she ▁went ▁back ▁to ▁Philadelphia ▁to ▁become ▁drama ▁critic ▁for ▁the ▁Philadelphia ▁Public ▁Led ger . ▁H ale ▁also ▁d ab bled ▁in ▁sports ▁writing , ▁which ▁was ▁un common ▁for ▁women ▁to ▁do ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁ ▁H ale ▁moved ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁about ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁feature ▁writer ▁for ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times , ▁Vog ue ▁and ▁Van ity ▁Fair . ▁H ale ▁also ▁did ▁a ▁bit ▁of ▁acting , ▁appearing ▁on ▁Broadway ▁three ▁times ▁in ▁her ▁life . ▁ ▁Mar riage ▁and ▁family ▁H ale ▁was ▁introduced ▁to ▁Hey wood ▁Br oun , ▁a ▁popular ▁newspaper ▁column ist ▁and ▁sport sw riter , ▁at ▁a ▁New ▁York ▁Gi ants ▁baseball ▁game ▁at ▁the ▁Pol o ▁Gr ounds . ▁They ▁were ▁married ▁on ▁ 6 ▁June ▁ 1 9 1 7 . ▁When ▁Br oun ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁France ▁to ▁report ▁on ▁the ▁war , ▁H ale ▁went ▁with ▁him , ▁writing ▁for ▁the ▁Paris ▁edition ▁of ▁the ▁Chicago ▁Trib une . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁H ale ▁gave ▁birth ▁to ▁her ▁only ▁child , ▁Hey wood ▁H ale ▁Br oun , ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁ ▁Women ' s ▁rights ▁and ▁other ▁activ ism ▁Early ▁in ▁ 1 9 2