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Rachel Olsen

… Image Rachel Olsen Director of Education & Engagement Rachel Olsen joined the Willa Cather Foundation as a tour guide in …
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Meet Our New Director of Education & Engagement: Rachel Olsen

… she is not getting to know visitors or working on educator resources, Rachel enjoys volunteering and spending time with … responded to the pandemic by embracing virtual programs and resources because it gave me a chance to learn new things. I … last year, and it was so much fun! There aren’t a lot of professional development programs for K-12 teachers that …
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Staff

… Email Jamie Adam Engagement & Events Associate Email Get Involved Support Our Work The Willa Cather Foundation is a …
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Echoes of the Archbishop

… Image Willa Cather at Mesa Verde Image Willa Cather's circa 1924 map of … N. Swift and Joseph R. Urgo; and The Bright Edges of the World: Willa Cather and Her Archbishop , by Garrett Peck.  … edition, read “Tom Outland’s Story” The Bright Edges of the World: Willa Cather and Her Archbishop , by Garrett Peck …
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Internships

… at the NWCC should send a resume and letter of interest to Rachel Olsen (rolsen@willacather.org) by March 23, 2026. The letter … be directed to NWCC Director of Education and Engagement, Rachel Olsen, at rolsen@willcather.org   …
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Fight Against Slavery on the Great Plains

… Nebraska historian Bill Hayes discusses the issue of slavery in the U.S. during the 1850s and the controversy … their journey north to freedom. Willa Cather's final novel Sapphira and the Slave Girl (1940) depicts a similarly harrowing journey, basing …
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Annotations from the Archives: Teaching with Primary Sources

… teachers, and students to imagine the settings of Cather’s many works set in Red Cloud. Our archival materials, from … archival research for History or English coursework. For many students, these visits comprise their first experience … from a popular motif that Cather uses in the novel.   Many teachers use graphic organizers in their lessons, …
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Short Stories

… to contribute a lesson plan or activity based on teaching Willa Cather in your classroom, please contact director of … it seemed, this revolt against the homilies by which the world is run. Paul took one of the blossoms carefully from …
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School Field Trips

… or taking a deep dive into the world of My Ántonia or O Pioneers! , students and educators will gain new insights …
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70th Annual Willa Cather Spring Conference

… that are free and open to the public. Download the Mobile App   Access the Schedule “But finally, it all comes back to … in the the life and work of Willa Cather    Ecocritical approaches, especially in relation to land ethics and … more than 500 words should describe papers or presentations approximately twenty minutes long. Innovative formats are …
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