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69th Annual Willa Cather Spring Conference
… Image Image Willa Cather reads to her brother Jack and sister Elsie. Cather … duty." We look forward to hearing more from Fajardo-Anstine about the readerly imagination that Cather's work inspires. …
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Restored Willa Cather Childhood Home Reopens
… Home Reopens A National Historic Landmark December 5, 2023 Book tours online ahead of your visit! Click here to learn about historic site tour … On December 7, Cather’s 150th birthday will be fêted with guided holiday tours—including of the Childhood Home—and a …
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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 … 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
… Willa Cather: A Literary Life had each appeared in 1987; about that time too the era’s leading Cather critic, the … when his magazine was having difficulties with its staff in 1906, to offer her a job and bring her to New York. … that transformed her career. Building upon her solid foundation as an energetic journalist in Lincoln and …
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Annotations from the Archive: The Willa Cather Childhood Home
… Image The Willa Cather Childhood Home as construction work nears completion … many resources from our archive to search for clues about how the house was constructed, updated, and used over … available, but local government officials were concerned about the dangers posed by wire fences , while others …
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Celebrate the Achievements of Willa Cather and her 150th Birthday
… Image Willa Cather, c. 1912 Image Talk by Dr. Robert Thacker, President, Willa Cather Foundation Board of Governors Special Events … We are in the midst of the centenaries of these books and about to celebrate the sesquicentennial of Cather’s birth. …
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Willa Cather Timeline
… Willa Cather Timeline Major Events & Milestones 1870 — Silas … of the Panic of 1893. Blind Boone, a well-known African American pianist, performs at the Red Cloud Opera House. … McClure’s as Alexander’s Masquerade . Cather tours the Southwest for the first time while visiting her brother …
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A Pittsburgh Playlist: Celebrating Willa Cather at 150
… Image Willa Cather, c. 1912 Image Readings from academics and students … States REGISTER HERE To honor the sesquicentennial of Willa Cather’s birthday, a group of academics and students … letters, fiction, poems, and journalism written in and about Pittsburgh, which was her home 1896-1906 and a …
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Willa Cather and Material Culture: A Sesquicentennial Reflection
… the U.S. Capitol, June 7, 2023 Image A bronze statuette of Willa Cather by Littleton Alston Willa Cather Statue Dedication & … open hours . This event if free of charge. Learn more about Willa Cather and Material Culture and artist Betty …
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Announcing the Inaugural Cohort in the Willa Cather Residency for Writers
… Image Inaugural Willa Cather Residency for Writers Announcing the Inaugural Cohort in the Willa Cather Residency for Writers May 16, 2023 The National …
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