Chopin, Kate O'Flaherty (1851-1904) American novelist and
short-story writer best known for her portrayal of Creole
life in Louisiana. Chopin did not begin writing until after
her husband's death in 1882; much of her work was condemned
during her lifetime, but her popularity resurged in the 1960s.
Athenaise (1897) Athenaise, who refuses to "accept the
inevitable with patient resignation," breaks from the
restrictions of her marriage to explore the freedoms of
independence. From "A Night in Acadie"(1897).
