Tallulah worked at the Mayor’s Committee for National Defense during WWI.
On January 1, 1918, Tallulah Bankhead began work with the New York Mayor’s Committee for National Defense during WWI. This role, taken at a young age, demonstrated her early commitment to significant societal causes. Providing support services during the war effort was her first public role, planting seeds for her later career as an influential public figure. This exposure also set the stage for her dynamic entry into the world of arts and entertainment shortly thereafter.