Brain Snacks: Tasty Tidbits of Knowledge
Before she became a novelist, Cather was already one of American's most successful female journalists. She even edited her own magazine. (Source).
Latour and Vaillant were based on real-life besties. Willa Cather's story is heavily based on their exploits. (Source).
Willa Cather first went into university dressed as her supposed male twin, William Cather. By the time she finished, though, the cat was out of the bag. (Source).