Join us for this sesquicentennial celebration of Willa Cather, one of the most singular and treasured American writers of the 20th century. Cather’s story is one defined by a lifetime of determination, struggle, and gradual emergence. Cather’s groundbreaking fiction (O Pioneers!, My Ántonia, One of Ours, The Professor’s House, Death Comes for the Archbishop) set a new standard in American literature. This overview of her life and work will explore her turbulent biography and uniquely American voice. Sprinkled into the lecture: readings of Cather’s work and letters, performed by local actors.

Peter Cipkowski, Ed.D., is an interdisciplinary scholar at UCLA and a member of the National Willa Cather Center Board of Governors.