Woodress, James (1987). Willa Cather: A Literary Life. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press. էջ 516. ISBN0803247346. Cather's birth date is confirmed by a birth certificate and a January 22, 1874, letter of her father's referring to her. While working at McClure's Magazine, Cather claimed to be born in 1875. After 1920, she claimed 1876 as her birth year. That is the date carved into her gravestone at Jaffrey, New Hampshire.
«Author of Lost Lady Won the Pulitzer Prize in 1922 for Writing One of Ours». The New York Times. 1947 թ․ ապրիլի 25. Վերցված է 2014 թ․ հունվարի 18-ին. «Willa Sibert Cather, noted American novelist, died at 4:30 P.M. yesterday in her home at 570 Park Avenue. After Miss Cather's death a secretary, who was with her at the time, was too upset to talk about it. It was reported that death was due to a cerebral hemorrhage. The author was 70 years old in December.»
