Kate Chopin

Kate Chopin, an American short story writer, is known for her depictions of southern culture, and of women's struggles of freedom. Many of Kate Chopin's short stories make use of irony, starting out conservative but ending quite dramatically. In Kate Chopin's "Desiree's Baby" and "The Story of an Hour," irony appears to be a key concept.
Kate Chopin played an important role in the rights of women during her time. Chopin believed that women should have emotional, sexual, and intellectual freedoms (Chopin). …