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... There is only one that I know of and her name is Kate Chopin.
Kate was born in St. ...
Her great-grandmother, Victoria Verdon Charleville, oversaw Kate’s education and taught her French music, and the gossip on St. ... Kate grew up surrounded by smart, independent, single women. ... Until Kate was 16, no married couples lived in her home, although it was full of brothers, uncles, and cousins. ...
Kate grew up during the Civil War and this caused her to be separated from the one friend she had made at the Sacred Heart Academy, Kitty Garesche. ... Kitty returned after the war and she and Kate were friends until Kitty entered Sacred Heart as a nun. Kate’s grandmother died three days before Christmas in 1863, the same year Kitty was banished. ... These incidents combined to create a strong uncertainty of religion in Kate (Wyatt).
At age twenty she married Oscar Chopin, a twenty-five year old son of a wealthy cotton growing family in Louisiana. ... Oscar died of swamp fever there in 1882 and Kate took over his general store and plantation for over a year (Wyatt). ... Unfortunately her mother died the next year leaving Kate alone with her children once again. ... In some of her later stories such as, “The Story of an Hour” she began emphasizing a woman’s need for independence and editors became less receptive to her work (Chopin).
Approximate Word count = 1044
Approximate Pages = 4.2
(250 words per page double spaced)
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