 After holding down numerous jobs, Dolson found work as an advertising copywriter for Gimbels, Macy's, Franklin-Simon, and Bamberger stores.She sold her first manuscript to "The New Yorker", and was later published in other major magazines, including "Harper's", "Ladies Home Journal", "McCall's", and "Reader's Digest".After her first book was published in 1938, Dolson became a full-time freelance writer.