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.
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
Harry Neal Baum
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Harry Neal Baum was an American author and the third son of L. Frank Baum. His father dedicated his 1902 novel The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus to him.
Maud Gage Baum
…Maud to become afflicted with peritonitis. Ill for two years, she found solace in visiting her mother and siblings. In 1889 and 1891, she gave birth to Harry Neal and Kenneth Gage, respectively. Described by her children as a no-nonsense mother, Maud took charge of the family finances and the disciplining of her…
Maud Gage Baum and her four sons, Robert, Harry, Kenneth, and Frank, 1900
Four-month-old Harry Neal Baum in 1890