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Willa Cather House Red Cloud, Webster County, Nebraska, USA

1879: Construction of Willa Cather House
1884: Willa Cather's family moves into a rented house in Red Cloud, Nebraska (pop. 2,500), now known as the Willa Cather House. Here she spends her formative years living among immigrants working the land.

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1888: Fifteen-year-old Willa Cather decides to become a surgeon. She cuts her hair short, dresses in men's clothes, and refers to herself as "Wm. Cather, M.D." or "William Cather, Jr."

Willa Cather House, Red Cloud, Webster County, Nebraska, USA location
1916: During a visit to Red Cloud, Willa Cather decides to write a book based on the life of her childhood friend Anna Pavelka: *My Antonia*.

Willa Cather House, Red Cloud, Webster County, Nebraska, USA location
1928: Willa Cather returns to Red Cloud, Nebraska, after her father dies. Her mother suffers a stroke.

Willa Cather House, Red Cloud, Webster County, Nebraska, USA location