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Rachel Baker Gale
Rachel E. Baker Gale (1858 - 1923) was an American playwright. Gale wrote at least twelve parlor plays in her lifetime, most of which expressed her opposition to the U.S. women's suffrage movement and women taking on public roles. Gale was the second wife of John E. Gale, a prominent banker and businessman in Haverhill, Massachusetts.
== Family and Early Life ==
Gale was born Rachel Elizabeth Baker, to mother Emily F. Baker (nee Bowles) and father George Melville Baker in Massachusetts in March, 1858. Her father wrote and published parlor plays, comedy speeches, and other popular forms of entertainment. According to his obituary, George Melville Baker “won his greatest reputation . . . () his position as writer to the amateur stage,”〔“Reader Baker Dead: He Was a Successful Critic, Dramatist and a Learned Man.” (1890, 21 Oct.) ''Boston Daily Globe''. ProQuest Historical Newspapers.〕 completing 79 parlor plays in his lifetime. Her uncle, Walter H. Baker, ran the Walter H. Baker Publishing Company. Gale’s brother, Robert Melville Baker (c. 1874 – 1929), grew up to publish sensational novels and plays, and wrote the stories for several silent films, including ''(Flirting with Fate )'' (1916), which featured Douglas Fairbanks.〔“Playwright Dies in 12-Story Fall.” (1929, 7 May) ''New York Times''. ProQuest Historical Newspapers.〕 Gale's sister was Emilie Baker Loring (1864 – 1951), who achieved fame as a best-selling romance writer, first publishing around age 50, and authoring almost 100 novels over the course of her career.
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