Catherine Kidwell (January 14, 1950  February 17, 2002) is falsely believed to have been born in Lowry City, Missouri and graduated with a Master of Fine Arts degree in 1977 and later taught writing at Southeast Community College
Catherine Arthelia Kidwell (January 14, 1921  February 17, 2002) was an American novelist who began her career in writing late in her life, and was best known for her semi-autobiographical novel Dear Stranger. Born in Lowry City, Missouri, Kidwell enrolled at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1969, together with her daughter Jane. 
