Kammala jumla mai zuwa: Da farko za ta yi karatun wasan kwaikwayo, Ferber ta yi watsi da waɗannan tsare-tsaren don taimakawa wajen tallafawa iyalinta yana da shekara 17. An hana shi yin nazarin magana kuma a halin yanzu, Ferber ya ƙare karatunta na gaba da kuma fita daga Lawrence, daga bisani aka hayar da shi a "Appleton Daily Crescent" kuma daga bisani "Milwaukee Journal". Ta rufe 1920 Republican National Convention da kuma
1920 Democratic National Convention don United Press Association a lokacin da ta kasance mai ba da rahoto.