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Birth
Kate Chopin was born this day to Thomas O'Flaherty and Eliza Faris -
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Kate graduates
Kate graduates from the Academy of the Sacred Heart. -
Marriage
Kate marries Oscar Chopin on June 9 in St. Louis. -
Kate's first child is born
Kates first child, Jean, is born. -
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Husbands death
Kate`s husband dies of malaria. -
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Kate writes her first poem
Kate writes her first poem, 'If It Might Be,' -
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Kate's first novel is published
Kate's first novel, At Fault, is published privately. -
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The Awakening completed
Kate Chopin finishes The Awakening -
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Awakening published
The Awakening is published and is very poorly reviewed. -
Death
She suffers a stroke at the Lousiana Purchase Expo, and dies two days later.
