personalities+1922

> Rebeca Felton of Georgia becomes the 1st woman in Senate >
 * (October 3, 1922 )

> Garvey was the most influential black leader of the early 1920s. His brilliant oratory and his newspaper, Negro World, brought him millions of followers.
 * Marcus Garvey



He served in the United States presidency from 1921 until 1923 when he died of a stroke. He was the 29th president, a a Republican born in Ohio. Harding was a conservative in his political leanings and that enabled him to become the choice at the 1920 Republican National Convention.
 * Warren G. Harding



**Once Harding won the election into the presidency, he appointed many of his "old time" friends into political positions. The people he appointed were known as the "Ohio Gang" and some of them utilized their powers to rob the government. The interesting fact is that Harding was aware of his friend's illicit activites and nothing was done.