Willa Cather
American writer (1873–1947)
Willa Sibert Cather (/ˈkæðər/;[1] born Wilella Sibert Cather; December 7, 1873 – April 24, 1947) was an American writer. She was known for her novels of life on the Great Plains. Her best known works were O Pioneers!, The Song of the Lark, and My Ántonia. In 1923, she was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for One of Ours.
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.jpg) Cather in 1912 | |
| Born | Wilella Sibert Cather December 7, 1873 Gore, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | April 24, 1947 (aged 73) Manhattan, New York, U.S. |
| Resting place | Old Burying Ground, Jaffrey, New Hampshire, U.S. |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Period | 1905–1947 |
| Partner | Edith Lewis (c. 1908–1947) |
| Signature |  |
Personal life
Many people believed Cather was a lesbian.[2][3]
Cather, who had terminal breast cancer, died in New York City on April 24, 1947 from a cerebral hemorrhage, aged 73.[4][5]
References
Other websites
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Libraries
- Willa Cather Review at the Willa Cather Foundation
- Special Collections & Archives at The National Willa Cather Center
- Willa Cather Archive at University of Nebraska-Lincoln
- Willa Cather Collection Archived 2021-04-29 at the Wayback Machine at Drew University
- Willa Cather–Irene Miner Weisz Papers Archived 2021-04-29 at the Wayback Machine at the Newberry Library
- Benjamin D. Hitz–Willa Cather Papers Archived 2021-05-06 at the Wayback Machine at the Newberry Library
- Ann Safford Mandel collection of Willa Cather papers at the Mortimer Rare Book Collection
Online editions
- Works by Willa Cather at Project Gutenberg
- Works by Willa Cather at Faded Page (Canada)
- Works by or about Willa Cather at Internet Archive
- Works by Willa Cather at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
- Willa Cather at Poets' Corner
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