Kate Chopin (, ; born Katherine O'Flaherty; February 8, 1850 – August 22, 1904) was an American author of short stories and novels based in Louisiana. She is considered by scholars to have been a forerunner of American 20th-century feminist authors of Southern or Catholic background, such as Zelda Fitzgerald, and is one of the most frequently read and recognized writers of Louisiana Creole heritage.
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Katherine O'Flaherty 8 February 1850 St. Louis, Missouri, United States
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22 August 1904 (aged 54) St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
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Zodiac | Aquarius |
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