Willa Cather
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Contents
Country
United States
Birth - Death
1873 - 1947
Occupation
Writer
Notable Achievements
Pulitzer Prize
Description
Pulitzer Prize, 1923, for the book 'One of Ours', being the first LGBTQ person to win the Pulitzer Prize. Notable also for 'Death Comes for the Archbishop' (1927), 'Oh! Pioneers' (1913), and 'The Song of the Lark' (1915). Subject matter of her work is predominantly frontier life, and is nostalgic and conservative in form. Contributor to the Nebraska State Journal, Home Monthly, Pittsburgh Leader, and McClure's Magazine. Known for her masculine appearance, and lived with editor Edith Lewis for 39 years. Recipient of numerous awards and honours.
