english 102 willa cather 6pm
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Born in: Back Creek, Virginia On: December 7th, 1873 Died in: New York City, New York On: April 24th, 1947
Miss Sarah Orne Jewel Influenced her to write her own way, adviced her to write things as she sees them. Wrote: Tom’s Husband A Country Doctor The LandScape Chamber The Countrt of pointed firs Praire life The Plains
Pioneer setlers immigrating: Swedish, French, mostly woman The praire life Hired Girls, Servant girls Stories from these settlers
Willa’s Hometown has preserved her childhood home
They display sign for tourism Tours to the home Hometown very proud of her
Mother: Mary Virgin Boak Father: Charles Cather Siblings:Roscoe, Douglas,
Jessica, James, and Elsie
School: University of Lincoln Career: Originaly aspired to study Medicine and
Science Aprentice Physician Change of heart during education: professor submited her work for publishing in an
article Columnist for Nebraska State Journal Lincoln Corner, writer Managing Editor of McClure’s Magazine
O Pioneers!
The Song of the Lark
My Antonia
One of Ours
A lost Lady
Death comes for the Archbishop
The Enchanted Bluff
The Shadows of the Rock
Sapphira and the Slave Girl
The Gold Medal of the National Institute of Arts and Letters in
January 1944 Pulitzer Award Prize winner for “One of Ours “ PulitzerAward Prize for “A lost Lady” Honorary degrees from Universities, including: Princeton, Yale, Berkley American Academy Medal for “Death Comes for the Archbishop” Prix Femina Americain award for depiction of French culture in
America Nebraska Hall of Fame
She has countless fan sites and dedications Foundations made in her name Large following, fans Controversy: Debates on her sexuality have
emerged do to letters and correspondance about other women and to other women.
Secret Letters which cannot be quoted due to her will
She ensured a protection be in place after death for the protection of her writing
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