Anna Sadilek Pavelka and Carrie Miner Sherwood
Artist: unknown
Full Collection: Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial Collection
Object Type: Photographs
Credit Line: PHO-4-W689-217. Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial Collection. Willa Cather Foundation Collections and Archives at the National Willa Cather Center in Red Cloud, Nebraska.
Context:
Unknown maker and date. Photograph of Anna (Annie) Sadilek Pavelka and Carrie Miner Sherwood taken at an unknown location. Willa Cather's My Antonia was inspired by Annie Pavelka's life. Carrie Miner Sherwood was a long-time friend of Willa Cather and helped to set up the Willa Cather Foundation in Red Cloud. Additionally, she was active as a civic leader involved with the Red Cross, the Red Cloud School Board, the League of Women Voters, among others. Willa Cather dedicated My Antonia to Carrie and her sister, Irene.
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