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Most sources listed give Chopin's birth year as 1851 (but U. S. Census records show 1850). Widely known as "Kate Chopin". Author of two different collections of short stories as well as the novel, _The Awakening._ In 1904, Kate suffered a brain hemorrhage after visiting the St. Louis World's Fair. She is buried in Calvary Cemetery in St. Louis, Missouri. Chopin is buried in Calvary Cemetery, along the Way of the Second Dolor (Section 17, Lot 47).
February 8, 1850
Kate died after a hot day at the World's Fair. August 22, 1904 St. Louis,,Missouri,
MLA (Modern Language Assoc.)
Chopin, Kate, et al. Kate Chopin’s Private Papers. Indiana University Press, 1998.
APA (American Psychological Assoc.) Chopin, K., Toth, E., Seyersted, P., & Bonnell, C. (1998). Kate Chopin’s Private Papers. Bloomington: Indiana University Press.
The first chapter, "A Curious Child," of Emily Toth's book, Kate Chopin, includes many interesting genealogical and historical insights into Kate Chopin's early years. The source is freely available, with a free membership, from The Internet Archive (archive.org).
https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015059398399?urlappend=%3Bseq=125
(source for 1850 birthdate)
In the 1900 Census, Kate reported her occupation as "Capitalist."
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