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Maud Gage Baum (née Gage; March 27, 1861 – March 6, 1953) was the wife of American children's publisher L. Frank Baum. Her mother was the suffragist Matilda Joslyn Gage. In her early life, she attended a boys' high school.
- Maud Gage, March 27, 1861
- Roger S. Baum (great-grandson)
- Syracuse Classical School, Cornell University
Feb 23, 2023 · “Maud [Gage Baum] is a fascinating character, and this is a poignant, absorbing tale of the life and love story that led to the creation of a beloved classic.” — Booklist
- Linda Caroll
Fantasy. ''Maud Gage Baum (27 March 1861 – 6 March 1953) was the wife and later the widow of L. Frank Baum, and the mother of his Frank Joslyn , Robert Stanton , Harry Neal , and Kenneth Gage Baum. Born on March 27, 1861 to Henry Hill Gage and Matilda Joslyn Gage, She was the youngest of their four...
May 18, 2021 · Chicken Sisters, Chicken Wars, and Harvey Girls. Finding Dorothy tells about the many strong women behind L. Frank Baum's creation of an American fairy tale, The Wizard of Oz. Maud Gage Baum was a perfect balance of practical to Frank's capricious ways.
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- Elizabeth Nix
- Before he was famous, Baum worked as a poultry breeder, actor and traveling salesman. Baum was 44 when “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” was published and by then he’d tried his hand at a variety of jobs.
- The author and his “Oz” co-creator had a major falling-out. When “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” debuted, it was praised for its lavish illustrations, created by Philadelphia-born artist William Wallace Denslow.
- The “Oz” series almost came to an early end. The success of the first “Oz” book led Baum to produce sequels, but he grew tired of the magical place he’d devised and tried to end the series with his sixth book, “The Emerald City of Oz,” in which Dorothy takes Aunt Em and Uncle Henry to reside permanently in Oz.
- Baum used a series of pen names. Baum (his first initial, “L,” stood for Lyman, a name he disliked; in person, he went by Frank) also churned out dozens of books using various pen names.
Jan 4, 2019 · Maud Gage Baum, whom he married in 1882 and to whom the first of his 14 Oz books is dedicated, was the daughter of Matilda Joslyn Gage, an author and suffragist who fought for female...
Apr 10, 2019 · Maud started as the daughter of Matilda Joslyn Gage, an outspoken suffragist; was one of the first women in the Ivy League, and managed both the household of four boys and the precarious finances of the Baum family.
