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Cather, Willa Sibert

(Encyclopedia) Cather, Willa SibertCather, Willa Sibertsīˈbərt kăᵺˈər [key], 1873–1947, American novelist and short-story writer, b. Winchester, Va., considered one of the great American writers of…

Willa Cather

Cather, Willa Sibert[1873-1947](1)Born at Winchester, Virginia, December 7, 1875 [sic]. During her childhood the family moved to Nebraska, and in 1895 Miss Cather was graduated from the…

Willa Cather

Willa Sibert Cather was a writer celebrated for her novels of the immigrant experience on the American frontier, including O Pioneers! (1913) and My Ántonia (1918). Cather was born in Virginia, but…

Lamy, Jean Baptiste

(Encyclopedia) Lamy, Jean BaptisteLamy, Jean BaptistezhäN bätēstˈ lämēˈ [key], 1814–88, Roman Catholic archbishop in the U.S. Southwest, b. France. He was ordained in 1838 and, after doing missionary…

Machebeuf, Joseph Projectus

(Encyclopedia) Machebeuf, Joseph ProjectusMachebeuf, Joseph Projectuszhôzĕfˈ prôzhĕktüsˈ mäshböfˈ [key], 1812–89, French missionary in the American Southwest, a Roman Catholic priest. He was a friend…

Laval, François Xavier de

(Encyclopedia) Laval, François Xavier deLaval, François Xavier defräNswäˈ zävyāˈ də lävälˈ [key], 1623–1708, French prelate in Canada, first bishop of Quebec. Of noble family (his family name in full…

Winchester, cities, United States

(Encyclopedia) WinchesterWinchesterwĭnˈchĕˌstər, wĭnˈchĭstər [key]. 1 Town (1990 pop. 11,524), Litchfield co., NW Conn., in the Litchfield Hills; settled 1732, inc. 1771. It includes Winsted (1990…

Six Women's Museums to Know

American museums devoted to women's history by Holly Hartman and Beth Rowen Related Links History of Women's HistoryFamous Firsts by American WomenNotable WomenWomen of InfluenceQuizzes…

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Use brackets to set off words or letters in quoted matter that have been added by someone other than the author: “She [Willa Cather] is certainly one of the great American writers of the…