Willa Cather
American writer (1873-1947) · United States · On the map · Writers · Died at 73
Willa Sibert Cather was an American writer known for her novels of life on the Great Plains, including O Pioneers!, The Song of the Lark, and My Ántonia. In 1923, she was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for One of Ours, a novel set during World War I.
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1988National Women's Hall of FameAward1947Died24 April 19471930William Dean Howells Medal of the American Academy of Arts and LettersAward1923Pulitzer Prize for the NovelAward1873Born7 December 1873
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Lived 1873 to 1947 · aged 73
