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Willa Cather (1873-1947)

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Willa Cather (1873-1947)

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  1. Willa Cather(1873-1947) http://www.mobipocket.com/eBooks/cover_remote/ID4635/Cather%20v1%20cover.jpg

  2. The Early Years • Born in Virginia– considers herself a Southerner • Raised in Red Cloud, Neb. http://everseradio.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/cather_w_04.jpg

  3. Rebellion • During her adolescence, Cather was determined to escape the traditional role women were assigned. • 1886, her mom was too ill to tend Willa’s curls, so Willa marched to the barber and had her hair cut like a boy’s. (Brown 16) • Signs her name “William Cather, Jr. and dressed much as a boy until her second year in university" (O’Brien 11)

  4. Work • Taught in Pennsylvania • Became a writer/editor in New York for McClure’s Magazine • Novels: My Antonia, O Pioneers!, One of Ours • Denied movie, radio, or media production of her works in her will

  5. Family • Never married • Long term relationship with Edith Lewis http://www.poorwilliam.net/pix/cather-willa.jpg

  6. Themes • The life of the artist • Sacrifice for art • In the East • Misunderstood by family and friends • The character of the pioneers http://img.tfd.com/authors/cather.jpg

  7. Sources Brown, Maron Marsha, and Ruth Crone. Willa Cather: The Woman and Her Works. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1970. Print. O’Brien, Sharon. Willa Cather: The Emerging Voice. New York: Oxford University Press, 1987. Print. Reuben, Paul P. "Chapter 7: Willa Cather." PAL: Perspectives in American Literature- A Research and Reference Guide. Web. 12 Jan 2010.

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