| 1882 | Prouty was the daughter to Milton Prince and Katherine Chapin born on January 10, 1882 in Worcester, Massachusetts. |
| 1894 | Suffered a "nervous breakdown" that lasted nearly two years. |
| 1900 | Graduated from Worcester Classical High School. |
| 1904 | Received a Bachelor in Literature degree from Smith College |
| 1907 | Married Lewis I. Prouty on January 7, 1907. After her marriage, Prouty attended Radcliffe for graduate study. |
| 1908 | Prouty moved to Brookline, Massachusetts. |
| 1909 | Professional writing career began with encouragement from Albert Boyden, editor of American Magazine. He published "When Elsie Came Home". |
| 1913 | Prouty transformed her stories into her first novel, Bobbie, General, Manager. |
| 1915 | The Fifth Wheel is published. |
| 1918 | Star in the Window is published. |
| 1919 | Good Sports (short stories) is published. |
| 1922 | Stella Dallas is published. |
| 1927 | Conflict is published. |
| 1931-1951 | Wrote a series of novels involving a wealthy Boston family. |
| 1931 | White Fawn is published. |
| 1937 | Movie adaptation of Stella Dallas. |
| 1938 | Lisa Vale is published. |
| 1941 | Now, Voyager is published. |
| 1942 | Movie adaptation of Now, Voyager. |
| 1945 | Off the Deep End is published. |
| 1947 | Home Port is published. |
| 1951 | Fabia is published. |
| 1951 | Prouty's husband, Lewis, died. |
| 1961 | Pencil Shavings (her memoir) is published. |
| 1974 | Died on March 24, 1974 in Brookline, Massachusetts. |
| 1997 | Between the Barnacles and Barberries, and Other Poems, a limited edition printing of her poetry is published. |