Zona Gale was a prolific writer and activist, publishing both literary and non-literary works reflecting her progressive ideas. An abbreviated list of her articles, short stories, poetry, novels and plays is provided. Her books and articles are available at your local library and major on-line booksellers.
Literary (1903 – 1939)
Romance Island
Loves of Pelleas and Etarre
Friendship Village
Friendship Village Love Stories
Ancient Dawn
Mothers to Men
Christmas (short novel)
When I Was a Little Girl (semi-autobiographical collection of stories)
The Neighbors (one-act play)
Neighborhood Stories
Heart’s Kindred (novel; anti-war tract)
Daughter of the Morning (novel; anti-domesticity and pro-trade unions for women)
Birth (novel)
Peace in Friendship Village
The Secret Way
Miss Lulu Bett (play based on her novel)
Uncle Jimmy (on-act play)
Faint Perfume (novel)
Bridal Pond
The Clouds (one-act play)
Evening Clothes (one-act play)
Papa La Fleur (novel; about the “modern woman” and the resulting generation gap )
Light Woman (novel attacking the values of the “modern woman”)
Non-Literary (1904 – 1939)
“La Follette’s Civic Problems in the Small City and Village”
Civic Improvements in Little Towns
“How Women’s Clubs Can Cooperate with City Officials”
“What of Education?”
“Shall a Wife Choose an Alternative to Housework?”
“The Clubhouse of the People”
“Eight House Home Assistant”
“Shall the Kitchen in Our Home Go?”
“Is Housework Pushing Down the Birthrate?”
“The Novel of the Spirit”
“The Novel of Tomorrow”
“What Women Won in Wisconsin”
“Wisconsin: A Voice from the Middle Border”
“Outlaw War Now”
“Peace and the Hearts of Children”
“Can a Woman Keep a Secret?”
“Do Women Really Like One Another?”
“The Negro Sees Himself”
“Shall Universities Take Tainted Money?”
“An Artist on Her Art”
“Would You Object to a Robin Because He is Not a Bluebird?” (attack on anti-semitism)
“Speaking Against Prohibition”
“Personal Liberty and Liquor”
“Does Marriage Feminize Men?”
“Some Factors in Academic Freedom”
“Great Ladies of Chicago”
“Furs!”
“Some Achievements of Glenn Frank”
“Tribute to Jane Addams”
“Right to Die”
“Why Libraries Need Friends”
“Peace Today”
“The Library as an Aggressive Social Force”
