The classic tale The Wonderful Wizard of Oz was written by L. Frank Baum during a time when women did not have many rights in the United States. Baum was a women’s suffrage advocate, and, that being said, he created one of the most lovable and memorable heroines of all time. The story starts off with Dorothy at her Aunt Em and Uncle Henry’s house when a tornado is forming. Her dog Toto jumps out of her arms to go under the bed, and Dorothy and her house are swept up into the tornado. This is how her journey of Oz begins. When Dorothy ends up in the Land of Oz, she takes the witch’s silver slippers and makes her journey to find the wizard so she can get home. She makes several friends along the way who also want their wishes granted from the