Canonical
Dorothy comes from Kansas.
Baum Character Registry · Person / intelligent being
Dorothy Gale
Also called: Dorothy
A canonical individual in the Baum-only Character Census. Appearance evidence is chronological and text-grounded.
Proper named / textual designationNarrative / historical individual
Registry
Character record
- Knowledge ID
- CHAR-0041
- Registry ID
- char-0041
- Canonical display name
- Dorothy Gale
- Naming status
- Proper named / textual designation
- Character type
- Person / intelligent being
- Participation
- Narrative / historical individual
- First matched appearance
- The Wonderful Wizard of Oz · Ch. 1
Oz Knowledge Base
First-class Knowledge entity
This Character Registry record is a canonical first-class Knowledge entity.
- Claims
- 5
- Relationships
- 3
- Historical Atlas events
- 0
Canonical
Dorothy is described as an orphan.
Canonical
Dorothy receives and wears the Silver Shoes.
Canonical
Dorothy enters and visits the Emerald City.
Strong Inference
Dorothy's conduct repeatedly demonstrates strong attachment to her companions.
Appearance Profile
Text-grounded appearance
Appearance is tracked only where Baum supplies textual evidence; absence of description is not filled from illustration traditions.
Appearance Timeline
Appearance states
baseline
Kansas / cyclone arrival
Baum introduces Dorothy as a child on the gray Kansas prairie; exact clothing at the opening is not fixed by this state.
clothing
Munchkin-country journey preparation
Clean white-and-blue checked gingham dress; pink sunbonnet; her own shoes are old and worn before she receives the Silver Shoes.
worn object
After receiving the Silver Shoes
Dorothy wears the Silver Shoes taken from the Wicked Witch of the East.
Baum evidence
First matched textual evidence
1. The Cyclone Dorothy lived in the midst of the great Kansas prairies, with Uncle Henry, who was a farmer, and Aunt Em, who was the farmer's wife. Their house was small, for the lumber to build it had to be carried by wagon many miles. There were four walls, a