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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

… Image Presented by Steve Shively Special Events Saturday, Oct 19, 2024 | 2 - 3pm CT Great Plains … most significant American authors of the twentieth century, Willa Cather’s work was shaped by her Nebraska upbringing. … and through Wymore—which she alluded to in her novel My Ántonia.   Now retired, Steve Shively taught English at …
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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 … —Watch a recording of the ceremony and scroll down for a gallery of images and more information— The Congressional … 7, 2023, at 11:00 a.m ET. A special thanks to Willa Cather Foundation member Peg O’Dea Lippert, for conceiving the idea …
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69th Annual Willa Cather Spring Conference

… Image Image Willa Cather reads to her brother Jack and sister Elsie. Cather … at Texas State University. She is from Denver, Colorado.  Learn more about Kali Fajardo-Anstine Matt Mason Featured … Arts Council. His work can be found in  Rattle, Poet Lore, Prairie Schooner , and in hundreds of other …
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Hommage: Willa Cather

… of the celebration of their birth centenaries. The authors chosen in 2023 were: Willa Cather (1873–1947) Federico … influences, historical or geographical context of their chosen author. 262 works of high artistic quality were …
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Restored Willa Cather Childhood Home Reopens

… Image Willa Cather Childhood Home • April 2024 Image Restored Willa … The town of Red Cloud and its prairie landscapes were settings in some of Cather’s most popular writings, … Willa Cather Bookstore will have an extensive offering of gifts and books at 15% off. Visitors on tour in December …
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Premiere of Willa Cather: Breaking the Mold

… Conference Thursday, Jun 6, 2024 | 7 - 8pm CT National Willa Cather Center 413 N. Webster St. Red Cloud , NE 68970 United … will be captivated by Cather's life and the complex world that inspired the enduring stories conveyed in her …
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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 … in Omaha, the Nebraska State Capitol in Lincoln and the World Food Prize Foundation Headquarters in Des Moines, …
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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, … an explosion, a pest" (Politics 7), listened to these stories and stockpiled the details, not knowing the use she …
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