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Willa Cather

Willa Sibert Cather (1873-1947) steeped in the rural beauty and proud tradition of the Midwest after moving there as a child. Cather painted authentic, dignified portrayals of immigrant families and residents of the Central Plains. She wrote nonfiction articles and poetry but is best known for her novels, particularly O Pioneers! (1913) and My Antonia (1918), which feature strong female heroines coping with rural hardship and societal restraints. Her respectful portraits of determined immigrants are set against a backdrop of appreciation for the prairie and its demands. Cather's organic descriptions of her characters evoke the palette of the land. Her work often compares the achievements of the rural pioneers with those of encroaching industry. Her novel One of Ours (1922) won a Pulitzer in 1923.

"There was nothing but land: not a country at all, but the material out of which countries are made."
Willa Cather in The Homesteader's World

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Willa Cather (Born December 7, 1873 in Virginia; Died April 24, 1947 in New York) was one of the preeminent female American authors. Her works include:

Alexander's Bridge - (1912)
The Song of the Lark - (1915)
O Pioneers - (1917)
My Ántonia - (1918)
One of Ours - (1922)
Death Comes for the Archbishop - (1927)

She won the Pulitzer Prize in 1923 for her book One of Ours (1922) and for her 1927 book, Death Comes for the Archbishop, in 2001 the book would be named as one of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century by the editorial board of the American Modern Library.

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Posted by fijdelis54@hotmail.com	September 29th, 2003
I am concerned about a web site that portrays Willa Cather as favoring lesbian relationships...any truth to it?
Posted by Anonymous	October 28th, 2003
She was a feminist and a lesbian. So what? It makes her a great woman and a great writer.
Posted by none	December 15th, 2003
you need alot more portraits of willa cather. show some respest for her fame!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by anonymous	December 16th, 2003
If you want to make a website on willa cather, at least include some more pictures and additional information. Maybe some other links as well!!
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Posted by Anonymous	February 4th, 2004
this is kinda a sucky site...Im doing a report on Willa Cather and there is no info.
Posted by Anonymous	February 4th, 2004
wait...is she really a lesbo??
Posted by Anonymous	February 4th, 2004
LAME!!!!
Posted by Anonymous	February 4th, 2004
Willa cather is lame im changing my author
Posted by Anonymous	February 11th, 2004
I think people really need to think about the word acceptance and what it means in our society, or if it has lost its meaning entirely, as evidenced by some of these posts.
Posted by rutledge16@hotmail.com	February 19th, 2004
I Think You Need To Have More Pictures On This Website!!!!!
Posted by coleweant@hotmail.com	February 19th, 2004
I Think You People Are Bunch Of Quacks!!!
Posted by Anonymous	February 21st, 2004
umm it is okay but there really needs to be more information on the style in which she wrote and more about her considering it is a site on HER.....
Posted by Anonymous	February 23rd, 2004
Sucky isn't a word.
Posted by Anonymous	March 21st, 2004
it's not that good it is dumb
Posted by Anonymous	March 22nd, 2004
This site is just plain retarded it has no value whatsoever
Posted by Anonymous	March 22nd, 2004
It would be much more useful to post a specific criticism. For example in your case, "I was hoping that your website would write my report for me but it doesn't do that and I feel cheated for having clicked on your link."
Posted by Anonymous	April 14th, 2004
The people posting on this page need to grow up. If you can't find what you're looking for here just MOVE ON. Jeez. Willa Cather was an amazing author and an amazing human being, don't pollute a page dedicated to her with your garbage.
Posted by Anonymous	May 18th, 2004
Peice of sh!t site.
Posted by wahyu_wh@yahoo.com	October 17th, 2004
i am doing research on my mortal enemy is there any suggestion and info for me? what the author means by my mortal enemy? thanx a lot
Posted by Willa	November 2nd, 2004
Is it true that at one time Cather had lesbian tendencies?
Posted by Your My Boy Blue	November 2nd, 2004
hi your crazy your crazy i like you but your crazy....yes you willa cather
Posted by The Rock	November 2nd, 2004
Ohk....if ur so gay as to NOT give an email address or a pen name...at least then dont bother posting anything...caz all you say is just ten pounds of monkey poop in a five pound bag! :)
Posted by Willie B.	November 2nd, 2004
Um...im the monkey and i resent that comment.
Posted by Hi...I'm Frank	November 2nd, 2004
Hm....acceptance eh? Well accpetanator person how about ethics? I have my ethics and morals...if you support "acceptance" aka gay losers....well then how bout you just come out of the closet yourself????
Posted by Sailor Leo @ sailorleo1987@yah	January 13th, 2005
Hey, I'm doing a report on her. so she's really a lesbian? That's interesting. If some one could email me so information that would be great. Just subject it Cather. Thanks!!!
Posted by Sailor Leo @ sailorleo1987@yah	January 13th, 2005
sailorleo1987@yahoo.com

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Song of the Lark
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