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Meet Kate Chopin
• First female writer in the United States to portray frankly the passions and discontents of women confined to traditional roles as wives and mothers.
• For this she was roundly condemned in her time and is widely praised today.
Katherine O’Flaherty
• Born on February 8, 1850 in St. Louis, Missouri
• Thomas O’Flaherty, her father, was of Irish descent
• Eliza Faris, her mother, was of French descent
Strong Women• Eliza O’Flaherty – A
member of the French-Creole community. Widowed at age 27, Kate’s mother never remarried.
• Her grandmother, Madame Charleville, and great-grandmother had been widowed at an early age and never remarried.
• Her great-great-grandmother and her great-great grandfather were the first couple to be granted a legal separation in St. Louis.
Early Education
• Sent to the Academy of the Sacred Heart at age 5, she left after only 2 months when her father died.
• Her great-grandmother taught her music, history, French, and the need to “live life clearly and fearlessly.”
• Two years later, Kate returned to school.Academy of the Sacred Heart
Grand Coteau, Louisiana
Kate: The Woman• Met Oscar Chopin at
19 and married him on June 9, 1870.
• Moved to New Orleans. The cosmopolitan city suited her.
• After the failure of his business, he moved his family to Natchitoches Parish.
• Oscar died in 1883 after contracting swamp fever.
• He left Kate with 6 children.
Kate: The Writer
• After having moved back to St. Louis, Kate’s mother died.
• Kate started writing to ease her pain and to help support her children.
I suppose this is what you would call unwomanly; but I have got into the habit of expressing myself. It doesn't matter to me, and you may think me unwomanly if you like.
Kate Chopin: A Re-Awakening
• PBS peered into Kate Chopin’s world
Click on the hyperlink to view a clip from the PBS documentary on Chopin’s life.
Death• Kate dies on August 20, 1904 of a
cerebral hemorrhage after attending the St. Louis World’s Fair.
The Story of an Hour
• Published in Vogue magazine– Provided an audience when book
publishing houses were unwilling to do so.
• Written during the 1890s, a period of social tension.
• Organizations were pushing women’s suffrage.
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