Aunt Em
Dorothy's aunt, who raises her on the Kansas prairie and in time comes to live in Oz.
First named in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, ch. 1
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.
As the books describe them
She was engaged in washing dishes by the kitchen window and seemed quite well and contented. Ozma of Oz, ch. 21
Aunt Em had her calico dress skirt "tucked up," and she wore a faded, blue-checked apron. Her hair was rather straggly and she had on a pair of Uncle Henry's old slippers. The Emerald City of Oz, ch. 5
They had taken the sparkle from her eyes and left them a sober gray; they had taken the red from her cheeks and lips, and they were gray also. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, ch. 1
Appears in
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (3 of 24 chapters)
The Emerald City of Oz (13 of 30 chapters)
- 2 How Uncle Henry Got Into Trouble
- 5 How Dorothy Became a Princess
- 7 How Aunt Em Conquered the Lion
- 9 How the Wogglebug Taught Athletics
- 10 How the Cuttenclips Lived
- 12 How they Matched the Fuddles
- 14 How the Wizard Practiced Sorcery
- 22 How the Wizard Found Dorothy
- 23 How They Encountered the Flutterbudgets
- 24 How the Tin Woodman Told the Sad News
- 25 How the Scarecrow Displayed His Wisdom
- 26 How Ozma Refused to Fight for Her Kingdom
- 29 How Glinda Worked a Magic Spell
The Magic of Oz (1 of 23 chapters)
Mentioned in
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (7 of 24 chapters)
Ozma of Oz (3 of 21 chapters)
Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz (1 of 20 chapters)
The Road to Oz (3 of 24 chapters)
The Emerald City of Oz (5 of 30 chapters)
The Scarecrow of Oz (1 of 24 chapters)
The Lost Princess of Oz (1 of 26 chapters)
The Tin Woodman of Oz (1 of 24 chapters)
Glinda of Oz (1 of 24 chapters)
The Royal Book of Oz (1 of 24 chapters)
Grampa in Oz (1 of 22 chapters)
Connections
lives in Kansas 1 chapter
stated in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, ch. 1
Aunt Em came there to live she was a young, pretty wife
travels with Dorothy Gale 1 chapter
stated in The Emerald City of Oz, ch. 18
If any quarrels arose she decided them justly; if any one needed counsel or advice she was ready and willing to listen to them. For a day or two after Dorothy and her companions had started on their trip, Ozma was occupied with the affairs of her kingdom. Then she began to think of some manner of occupation for Uncle Henry and Aunt Em that would be light and easy and yet give the old people something to do.
Connections from others
Dorothy Gale lives with Aunt Em 1 chapter
stated in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, ch. 1
Dorothy Gale travels with Aunt Em 1 chapter
stated in The Emerald City of Oz, ch. 14