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Reading Cather at 150: A Virtual Study Series with Benjamin Taylor
… #4: Death Comes for the Archbishop As part of National Willa Cather Center's efforts to commemorate acclaimed novelist … sessions will be recorded and distributed soon after. ABOUT BENJAMIN TAYLOR Benjamin Taylor received a 2021 Award …
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MaKenna Karr Introduces Her School to Antonette Willa Turner
… Image MaKenna Karr Introduces Her School to Antonette Willa Turner October 25, 2019 “You have a little Willa Cather right here in Bladen,” Antonette Turner told a crowd … and Education Specialist Rachel Olsen. This event came about from Karr’s summer 4-H project, the idea to share a …
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Back to School and Back to Cather
… Image Back to School and Back to Cather August 16, 2021 While the pendulum swung from a … well as the new collections pages on our website, to learn about Willa Cather and Red Cloud. There are even optional student …
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"And now I must dress to receive the Planets, dear"—Willa Cather, Edith Lewis, Jupiter & Venus
… Image "And now I must dress to receive the Planets, dear"—Willa Cather, Edith Lewis, Jupiter & Venus December 21, 2020 Willa … in the West; she not very far above the horizon, and he about mid-way between the zenith and the silvery lady …
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Mary Vaughan On Why She Joined the Cather Legacy Society
… Image Image Mary Vaughan On Why She Joined the Cather Legacy Society July 21, 2021 Those who have been … the presence of Mary Vaughan and her mother Evadne at Willa Cather Spring Conferences and International Seminars. … to reflect on her long-time support of the Willa Cather Foundation and why she has included the Willa Cather …
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Antonette Willa Skupa Turner: 1920-2021
… Image Antonette Willa Skupa Turner: 1920-2021 August 16, 2021 For many of us in the Cather community, a trip to Red Cloud wasn't complete … grandmother's memory. She spent decades talking in schools about her grandmother's friendship with Willa Cather; she …
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Lingua Franca Finds Inspiration In the Great Plains and Willa Cather's Writing
… Lingua Franca Finds Inspiration In the Great Plains and Willa Cather's Writing March 27, 2022 As part of their … in Ulysses, Nebraska. Recently, we asked Rachelle more about her latest collection. How did you discover Willa …
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Webster County Sixth Grader MaKenna Karr Celebrates Antonette Willa Skupa Turner
… County Sixth Grader MaKenna Karr Celebrates Antonette Willa Skupa Turner September 25, 2019 Some kids growing up … may not know who Antonette Turner is, and they may not know about Turner’s grandmother, Anna Pavelka, either. But … Fair. As the granddaughter of the woman who inspired Willa Cather’s most famous character, Turner provides young people …
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Dr. Mary Ruth Ryder Joins Cather Legacy Society
… Image Dr. Mary Ruth Ryder Joins Cather Legacy Society May 24, 2017 Reflecting back on her … compelled Dr. Mary Ruth Ryder to become a member of the Willa Cather Foundation – and ultimately to join the Cather … a choice as it might first seem: Ryder speaks convincingly about the classical foundation found in Cather’s work, …
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"Food, Drink, and Willa Cather's Writing"
… supper based on Cather's Nebraska story, " The Bohemian Girl . " O Pioneers! and " The Bohemian Girl " will be the … as agriculture in other regions, as in Shadows on the Rock, Sapphira and the Slave Girl, Death Comes for the Archbishop Cookbooks (The …
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