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Community Celebration
Community Celebration
The Ruth Suckow Memorial Association celebrates our 50th Anniversary (1966-2016)
The Ruth Suckow Memorial Association celebrates our 50th Anniversary (1966-2016)
Come Celebrate with us!
Come Celebrate with us!
Cedar Falls Public Library, Cedar Falls, IA
Cedar Falls Public Library, Cedar Falls, IA
Saturday, June 11, 2016
Saturday, June 11, 2016
Public Program, 1:00-1:30
Public Program, 1:00-1:30
Agenda for the day
Agenda for the day
Annual Business Meeting at 10-11 for RSMA Board and Guests.
Annual Business Meeting at 10-11 for RSMA Board and Guests.
11-12 – Break and Short program on the Literary legacy of Ruth Suckow, with special guests Dr. Paul Theobald, from Rural LIT RALLY.
11-12 – Break and Short program on the Literary legacy of Ruth Suckow, with special guests Dr. Paul Theobald, from Rural LIT RALLY.
Lunch at 12.
Lunch at 12.
Brief Public program at 1-1:30.
Brief Public program at 1-1:30.
The Public is invited to join us for cake & a very brief program at 1:00.
The Public is invited to join us for cake & a very brief program at 1:00.
Door prizes (free t-shirts, and several vintage books written by Ruth Suckow).
Door prizes (free t-shirts, and several vintage books written by Ruth Suckow).
Brief remarks and a Multimedia display about her life and work.
Brief remarks and a Multimedia display about her life and work.
If interest, we will go out and visit the graves of Ruth and Ferner after the Public Program.
If interest, we will go out and visit the graves of Ruth and Ferner after the Public Program.
Here is the portrait of Ruth with one of her white cats that Ferner painted.
Here is the portrait of Ruth with one of her white cats that Ferner painted.
Who was Ruth Suckow? 1892-1960
Who was Ruth Suckow? 1892-1960
She was born & raised in Iowa and wrote about the people who lived in the small towns and farms of Iowa in the early 1900s. She married writer, artist & critic Ferner Nuhn and they traveled extensively throughout the country, returning to Cedar Falls, Iowa. After her death, her husband established the Ruth Suckow Memorial Association to make sure that future generations could enjoy her writing.
She was born & raised in Iowa and wrote about the people who lived in the small towns and farms of Iowa in the early 1900s. She married writer, artist & critic Ferner Nuhn and they traveled extensively throughout the country, returning to Cedar Falls, Iowa. After her death, her husband established the Ruth Suckow Memorial Association to make sure that future generations could enjoy her writing.
Country People. New York: Knopf, 1924.
Country People. New York: Knopf, 1924.
The Odyssey of a Nice Girl. New York: Knopf, 1925.
The Odyssey of a Nice Girl. New York: Knopf, 1925.
Iowa Interiors. New York: Knopf, 1926.
Iowa Interiors. New York: Knopf, 1926.
The Bonney Family. New York: Knopf, 1928.
The Bonney Family. New York: Knopf, 1928.
Cora. New York: Knopf, 1929.
Cora. New York: Knopf, 1929.
The Kramer Girls. New York: Knopf, 1930.
The Kramer Girls. New York: Knopf, 1930.
Children and Older People. New York: Knopf, 1931.
Children and Older People. New York: Knopf, 1931.
The Folks. New York: Farrar & Rinehart, 1934.
The Folks. New York: Farrar & Rinehart, 1934.
Carry-Over. New York: Farrar & Rinehart, 1936.
Carry-Over. New York: Farrar & Rinehart, 1936.
New Hope. New York: Farrar & Rinehart, 1936.
New Hope. New York: Farrar & Rinehart, 1936.
Some Others and Myself. New York: Rinehart, 1952. [short stories and "A
Some Others and Myself. New York: Rinehart, 1952. [short stories and "A
Memoir"]
Memoir"]
The John Wood Case. New York: Viking, 1959.
The John Wood Case. New York: Viking, 1959.
Ruthsuckow.org
Ruthsuckow.org
Read her short stories, learn about her life, and learn more about our literary organization.
Read her short stories, learn about her life, and learn more about our literary organization.
Teachers: download and use her short stories.
Teachers: download and use her short stories.
See Below to download a flyer & our 50th Anniversary bookmarks
See Below to download a flyer & our 50th Anniversary bookmarks
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Our Event Page, with our Community Celebration, 1:00 to 2:00 on Saturday, June 11, 2016
Our Event Page, with our Community Celebration, 1:00 to 2:00 on Saturday, June 11, 2016
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