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70th Annual Willa Cather Spring Conference

… House: Examining Built and Natural Environments in Her Work Spring Conference Thursday, Jun 5 - Saturday, Jun 7, 2025 | All day … States The deadline to register was May 25. Please see the schedule below for events that are free and open to the …
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International Cather Seminar

… International Cather Seminar The International Cather Seminar is held biennially in locations around the country—and the world!—that were important to Willa Cather. Colleagues from around the globe, at all …
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The Willa Cather Foundation

… Foundation—formerly the Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial—is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization dedicated to advancing … of nationally designated historic sites devoted to an American author; Facilitation of research from a large body … dedicated to celebrating the work, life, and legacy of this great American writer. Through our scholarly endeavors, …
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Willa Cather Statue Unveiled in National Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol

… Willa Cather, an author who explored both the meaning and place of gender roles, now represents Nebraska at our … Rights, speaks to the diversity of Nebraska and our state’s place in the nation’s history.” University of … I aim to capture her standing, as if surrounded by nature, at home in the Nebraska prairie.” Cather’s likeness …
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69th Annual Willa Cather Spring Conference

… at Texas State University. She is from Denver, Colorado.  Learn more about Kali Fajardo-Anstine Matt Mason Featured … Rock Stars,  was published by Button Poetry in 2023.  Learn more about Matt Mason Miranda Davis Featured Speaker …
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Restored Willa Cather Childhood Home Reopens

… Reopens A National Historic Landmark December 5, 2023 Book tours online ahead of your visit! Click here  to learn about … restoration in more than fifty years.  A modest one-and-a-half story frame house, the Willa Cather Childhood … The exterior was repainted in the familiar brown-toned historic palette, reconfirmed after a careful paint …
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Own A Piece of History: Willa Cather Sculpture

… Image Image Image Littleton Alston with his statue of Willa Cather at the U.S. Capitol—June 7, 2023 Own A Piece of … by the artist. Cather is portrayed hiking through the open prairie with a walking stick, wearing a brimmed hat and … a piece in the National Statuary Hall Collection. Read more about—and view—the June 7, 2023 unveiling ceremony at the …
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Willa Cather Biography

… P. Stout’s Cather Among the Moderns (2019) and Melissa J. Homestead’s The Only Wonderful Things: The Creative … between sides multiple times). The Cathers, who had a sheep farm, were sympathetic to the Union and some of Cather's … removed to this place which seems otherworldly: "I had never before looked up at the sky where there was not a …
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Escape Into Willa Cather's Prairie Landscapes

… If you're searching for the best location for a spectacular Nebraska sunset, sunrise, or even to view the starry dark …
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Willa Cather as Creator: Breaking the Mold and Carving a Place in History

… Willa Cather Center The Amos Fortune Forum • FREE Special Events Friday, Aug 11, 2023 | 8 - 9pm Jaffrey Meetinghouse …
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