Dec 27, 2009

Salem on History | Kate Chopin

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Series: Dictionary of World Biography: The 19th Century
Categories: Women’s Issues, Literature, Publishing
Subcategories: Authors, Writers, Novelists, Short Story Writers, Feminism, Feminists, Women’s Rights
Curriculum: American History 1901-1950, Women’s History, American Civil War & Reconstruction Era (1856-1877), American History 1878-1900

Article abstract: Author of the early feminist novel The Awakening, Kate Chopin created works that showcased the Louisiana bayou country and often featured women struggling against society’s restrictions.

Early Life

Katherine O’Flaherty was born February 8, 1851, in St. Louis. Her father was an Irish merchant and her mother was the daughter of an old French family. Chopin’s early fluency with French and English, and her roots in two different cultures, were important throughout her life.

Kate’s father, Thomas O’Flaherty, was killed in a...

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Salem on History | Kate Chopin

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Early Life

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