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Biography of Kate Chopin, American Author and Protofeminist
Kate Chopin (born Katherine O'Flaherty; February 8, –August 22, ) was an American author whose short stories and novels explored pre- and post-war Southern life. Today, she is considered a pioneer of early feminist literature. She is best known for her novel The Awakening, a depiction of a woman's struggle for selfhood that was immensely controversial during Chopin's lifetime.
Fast Facts: Kate Chopin
- Known For: American author of novels and short stories
- Born: February 8, in St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
- Parents: Thomas O'Flaherty and Eliza Faris O'Flaherty
- Died: August 22, in St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
- Education: Sacred Heart Academy (from ages )
- Selected Works: "Désirée's Baby" (), "The Story of an Hour" (), "The Storm" (), The Awakening ()
- Spouse: Oscar Chopin (m. , died )
- Children: Jean Baptiste, Oscar Charles, George Francis, Frederick, Felix
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Kate Chopin
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St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.Died August 22, () (aged&#;54)
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.Occupation Novelist, short story writer Genre Realistic fiction Notable works The Awakening Spouse Oscar Chopin
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Biography of Kate Chopin
Biography of Kate Chopin by Neal Wyatt Kate Chopin was born Kate O'Flaherty in St. Louis, Missouri in to Eliza and Thomas O'Flaherty. She was the third of five children, but her sisters died in infancy and her brothers (from her father's first marriage) in their early twenties. She was the only child to live past the age of twenty-five. In , at five and a half, she was sent to The Sacred Heart Academy, a Catholic boarding school in St. Louis. Her father was killed two months later when a train on which he was riding crossed a bridge that collapsed. For the next two years she lived at home with her mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, all of them widows. Her great-grandmother, Victoria Verdon Charleville oversaw her education and taught her French, music, and the gossip on St. Louis women of the past. Kate O'Flaherty grew up surrounded by smart, independent, single women. They were also savvy and came from a long line of ground breaki