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Kate Chopin

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Born and raised in St. Louis, Kate Chopin (1850-1904) moved to Louisiana to marry the son of a cotton grower. A mother of six by the age of twenty-eight and a widow at thirty-two, she turned to writing to support her young family. She is best known today for The Awakening (1899), a portrait of marriage and motherhood so controversial it fell out of print shortly after publication and was not rediscovered until the 1960s.
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The Awakening is considered groundbreaking for its frank portrayal of women’s desires, ambitions, and sexuality. The novel is widely regarded as an early feminist work and a precursor to American modernist literature. Its blend of realism, social commentary, and psychological complexity drew comparisons to contemporaries like Henry James and Edith Wharton.

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