Kate Chopin
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| Kate Chopin | |
|---|---|
 Kate Chopin in 1894 | |
| Born | February 8, 1850 St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
| Died | August 22, 1904 (aged 54) St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
| Occupation | Novelist, short story writer |
| Genres | realistic fiction |
| Literary movement | feminist |
| Notable work(s) | The Awakening |
Kate Chopin (born Katherine O'Flaherty on February 8, 1851 – August 22, 1904) was an American author of short stories and novels, mostly of a Louisiana Creole background. She is now considered to have been a forerunner of feminist authors of the 20th century.
From 1889 to 1902, she wrote short stories for both children and adults which were published in such magazines as Atlantic Monthly, Vogue, theCentury, and Harper's Youth's Companion. Her major works were two short story collections, Bayou Folk (1894) and A Night in Acadie (1897). Her important short stories included "Desiree's Baby", a tale of miscegenation in antebellum Louisiana; "The Story of an Hour" and "The Storm."
Chopin also wrote two novels: At Fault (1890) and The Awakening (1899), which is set in New Orleans and Grand Isle. The people in her stories are usually inhabitants of Louisiana. Many of her works are set about Natchitoches in north central Louisiana. In time, literary critics determined that Chopin addressed the concerns of women in all places and for all times in her literature.
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