L. Frank Baum
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Lyman Frank Baum is an American author best known for his children's fantasy books, particularly The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, part of a series. In addition to the 14 Oz books, Baum penned 41 other nove
Baum, c. 1911
Young Baum in the Peekskill Military Academy
Promotional Poster for Baum's "Popular Books For Children", c. 1901
1903 poster of Dave Montgomery as the Tin Man in Hamlin's musical stage version
Maud Gage Baum
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Maud Gage Baum 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.
L. Frank Baum
…including stage business, play writing, directing, translating (French, German, and Italian), revision, and operettas. On November 9, 1882, Baum married Maud Gage, a daughter of Matilda Joslyn Gage, a famous women's suffrage and feminist activist. A local newspaper reported that their ceremony was "one of equality…
Maud's mother, Matilda Joslyn Gage
Photograph of Maud Gage Baum circa 1906
Maud's wedding picture in November 1882
Aberdeen, South Dakota, in an 1888 photograph by L. Frank Baum