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Cather Book Club: Sapphira and the Slave Girl
… On April 21 the Willa Cather Book Club will meet to discuss Sapphira and the Slave Girl . There are two meeting times available; 4:00 p.m. at …
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Finding Aids
… Finding Aids The National Willa Cather Center houses one of the nation’s largest … for download. Betty Kort Collection Date range: 1762-1973 Bulk dates: 1918-1943 Finding Aid created by Tracy … Miner Sherwood. Microfilm roll of Day by Day with the Utah Pioneers, 1847 . Language: The material is in English Access …
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Through Darkness to Light
… House, 2013 Photographs Along the Underground Railroad Art Gallery Tuesday, Feb 10 - Sunday, Mar 15, 2026 | All day … faiths worked together in harmony for freedom and justice. Willa Cather depicted parts of this journey in her novel Sapphira …
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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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Support the Willa Cather Birthplace Fund
… Image Willa Cather's birthplace, a rural farmhouse in the Shenandoah … Birthplace Fund Funds needed for preservation efforts As American author Willa Cather’s 150th was celebrated in 2023, … who, toward the end of her life, struggled to write the story of her home state. Sapphira and the Slave Girl …
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Willa Cather's Virginia Childhood: A Birthday Celebration
… Though associated with the Great Plains, American author Willa Cather spent much of her childhood in Frederick … of the renowned writer's sesquicentennial with the National Willa Cather Center. Suggested donations of what you can pay … respected Willa Cather scholar, is currently writing a biography of Cather. He is co-editor of The Selected Letters …
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Restored Willa Cather Childhood Home Reopens
… 2023 Book tours online ahead of your visit! Click here to learn about historic site tour options. After an extensive … home will be preserved as a cultural attraction for the learning and the enjoyment of future generations. “This …
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Willa Cather Biography
… Willa Cather Biography A Great American Writer "Miss Cather is … While the reading and understanding of Cather's twelve novels and various other works are the primary attraction, … unconscious. It must, indeed, be a way of living" (78). The Early Years, 1873-1890 Cather was born in Back Creek Valley, …
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Willa Cather Timeline
… miles by team and wagon to the precinct of Catherton. They settle at the homestead of William and Caroline Cather. … oration in the Red Cloud Opera House. One of only three members in her class, Cather is the only student not … need, sends $50 to Annie Sadilek Pavelka to be used for a gift. Annie uses the money to pay for taxes on her farm …
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Willa Cather: Life & Literature
… and formative years in Nebraska influenced the novels Sapphira and the Slave Girl and My Ántonia . MSV members: $5; all others: $10. …
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