Book

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

L. Frank Baum

1900

George M. Hill Company

Associated Ideas, People, and Places

Book Review

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
Biography

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

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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

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

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