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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