Defining American Identity: A Cultural Perspective

Discover a women ahead of her time and instrumental to the women's rights movement. Discover who is Matilda Gage? From radical parents to radical children, Matilda dreamed of a better future. A future she did not live to see, but whose influence has been seen by millions this year. Learn more about the women who battled "Wicked" misogyny and how this impacted her son, L. Frank Baum and his later works in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. 

00:00:00 Catch-up

00:14:28 Matilda Electa Joslyn Gage

00:54:47 Matilda's Legacy

00:59:13 L. Frank Baum

01:26:50 Writing the Book

01:37:45 The Allegory

01:53:54 The Truth

02:10:10 Continuing the Story