Kate Chopin
Katherine O'Flaherty Chopin was born February 8, 1850 in St. Louis, MO. The daughter of an Irish father and a French Creole mother, the O'Flaherty's were members of the creole social elite and were fairly well off. When Kate was very young, her father Thomas died in a work-related accident. He left behind a family of four generations of women all living in the same house. Kate was very close to her great-grandmother, Madame Charleville, who first introduced her to the world of storytelling. Madame Charleville spoke only french to Kate and told her elaborate stories.
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