Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson

Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson is the author of the critically acclaimed book CLAIRE McCARDELL: THE DESIGNER WHO SET WOMEN FREE, which was named one of the New York Times’ 100 Notable Books of 2025 and was hailed as a best book of the year by NPR, Time, The Washington Post, Kirkus, and many others.

Dickinson's second book, forthcoming from Dutton, is the incredible true story of the 2005 theft and recovery of an original pair of ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in the movie “The Wizard of Oz.” It's a history of the slippers— and the making of Frank Baum's modern fairy tale—wrapped inside the astounding story of obsession, theft, and the hunt for the most beloved shoes in the world.