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L. Frank Baum

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

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An illustration depicts Dorothy holding her dog Toto while interacting with an Ozian.

L. Frank Baum’s Literary Vision of an American Century: "The Wizard of Oz" at 125 Years

On grifters, the Chicago World Fair, and Oz as symbol of a modern USA.

by Ed Simon via Literary Hub on May 16, 2025

Collage of Matilda Gage and good and bad witches from "The Wizard of Oz" and "Wicked."

The Feminist Who Inspired the Witches of Oz

The story of suffragist Matilda Gage, the woman behind the curtain whose life story captivated her son-in-law L. Frank Baum as he wrote his classic novel.

by Evan I. Schwartz via Smithsonian on November 18, 2024

Dorothy and the Wicked Witch of the West in "The Wizard of Oz."

The Feminist of Oz

Learn more about the story of Matilda Gage, whose writings inspired the witches in "The Wizard of Oz."

by Anna K. Danziger Halperin via New-York Historical Society on March 1, 2023

Glinda the Good Witch (Billie Burke) and Dorothy (Judy Garland) in "The Wizard of Oz."

"The Wizard of Oz" Invented the "Good Witch"

Eighty years ago, MGM’s sparkly pink rendering of Glinda expanded American pop culture’s definition of free-flying women.

by Pam Grossman via The Atlantic on August 25, 2019

German observation balloon launched near the Somme, September 1916.

Why a Spy Balloon Inspires Such Fear and Fascination

When it comes to protecting our personal privacy, we’re not in Kansas anymore.

by Alison Byerly via HNN on February 19, 2023

American Indian woman and children.

The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee

“Our cultures are not dead and our civilizations have not been destroyed. Our present tense is evolving as rapidly and creatively as everyone else’s.”

by David Treuer via Longreads on January 22, 2019

Retail Therapy

What our mannequins say about us.

by Hunter Oatman-Stanford via Collectors Weekly on December 6, 2013

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