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Willa Cather

American writer (1873–1947)

  • Fame58.1
  • Momentum3.2
  • Wikipedia17.7K
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Lived 1873–1947, aged 74United States
United States flagUnited StatesWritersWriter / Author
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    49 languages
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  • Era
    1873–1947
    Aged 74
  • Known for
    A Lost Lady
    1934
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Updated 2026-06-20

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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58.1
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Momentum3.2
Historical24.4
Source confidence65.0
Completeness75.0
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