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Born in: Back Creek, Virginia On: December 7th, 1873 Died in: New York City, New York On: April 24th, 1947
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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
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Willa’s Hometown has preserved her childhood home
They display sign for tourism Tours to the home Hometown very proud of her
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Mother: Mary Virgin Boak Father: Charles Cather Siblings:Roscoe, Douglas,
Jessica, James, and Elsie
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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
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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
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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
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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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cather/willa-cather?start=4 http://www.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestop
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