Kate Chopin Flashcards

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What year did she die

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1904

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What year was she born

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1850

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When was she popular

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On the forefront of the American Feminist literary movement

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Where did she grow up

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Missouri

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What kind of family did she have

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Wealthy

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Who died and what age was she

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Her father died when she was five

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What age was she when she married

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20

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Who was she married to

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A Louisiana cotton farmer

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Where did she live

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New Orleans

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Where did she move later on in life

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A rural plantation

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When did her husband die

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1882

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How many kids did she have when her husband died

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6

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How long did she run the plantation

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one year

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Where does she move after the year of running the plantation and what year

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St Louis in 1884

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Who dies in 1885

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her mother

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Why did she begin to write

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She wrote to cope with her distress

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Who was she influenced by

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American Regionalists

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What was her writing dedicated to

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capturing various Louisianan cultures and life in the state

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Many of her characters where what

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Creoles and Cajun

- Mixtures of French, Spanish, and French-Canadian settlers

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What did her novels and stories reflect

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Understanding of the different attitudes and concerns of Louisiana natives