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Nothing But Land: Willa Cather and Indigenous Writers

… Writing Workshop with Karla Hernandez Torrijos Special Events Tuesday, May 20, 2025 | 5 - 7pm CT Urban League of … in writing exercises that incorporate selections from My Ántonia as well as work by Thomas C. Gannon and … juxtaposed with late 19th century settlement culture.  Willa Cather’s My Ántonia was among the fifty titles …
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Willa Cather Writes the Immigrant Experience in Rural Nebraska

… A National Endowment for the Arts Big Read Program Special Events Wednesday, Nov 6, 2024 | 12:30 - 1:30pm CT Hastings … Olsen, director of education and engagement, will present, “Willa Cather Writes the Immigrant Experience in Rural … immigrants to the United States would hurt the economy. Cather grew up around many different cultures and …
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Willa Cather, Wales, Wymore, and the World

… most significant American authors of the twentieth century, Willa Cather’s work was shaped by her Nebraska upbringing. Dr. … He served as a member of the Board of Governors of the Willa Cather Foundation for 22 years, has edited the Willa …
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Willa Cather Statue Unveiled in National Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol

… Image Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol Image Willa Cather statue representing Nebraska at National Statuary … sites were offered at 11:00 a.m., and 1:00 and 3:00 p.m.  World renowned author Willa Cather spent her formative years …
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69th Annual Willa Cather Spring Conference

… Willa Cather , on view at the Red Cloud Opera House Art Gallery, and Travis Hencey's new exhibit, The Field, The … Schooner , and in hundreds of other publications. Mason's 5th book,  Rock Stars,  was published by Button Poetry in … and varied communities of readers. Cather’s literary works detail numerous acts of reading, and she herself was an avid …
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Hommage: Willa Cather

… their birth centenaries. The authors chosen in 2023 were: Willa Cather (1873–1947) Federico Garcia Lorca (1889–1936) Wislawa … Nova of La Ràpita in late 2023 and the works inspired by Willa Cather will be on display in the Red Cloud Opera House …
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Restored Willa Cather Childhood Home Reopens

… Image Willa Cather Childhood Home • April 2024 Image Restored Willa Cather Childhood Home … Reopens A National Historic Landmark December 5, 2023 Book tours online ahead of your visit! Click here  to learn about …
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Premiere of Willa Cather: Breaking the Mold

… the Director of the Cather Project, author of The Only Wonderful Things: The Creative Partnership of Willa Cather and Edith …
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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

… For example, a new Cather biography, Benjamin Taylor’s Chasing Bright Medusas: A Life of Willa Cather (2023) shows this …
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