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Kate Chopin

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Profession
Novelist
Died
Aug 22, 1904
Zodiac
Aquarius
Born in
St. Louis MO
About
An American novelist and short story writer, she is best known for her feminist-themed novel, The Awakening, which culminates in the suicide of its heroine. She also published numerous short stories with southern American settings, including "A Night in Acadie," "Bayou Folk," and "The Storm."
Family
She was born in St. Louis, Missouri to an Irish father and a mother of French-Canadian descent. Born Kate O'Flaherty, she settled in Louisiana after marrying Oscar Chopin in 1870. She and her husband became parents to six children.

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