‘The Awakening’ by Kate Chopin is one of the first works of feminist literature in American history. So many of the themes, sentiments, and struggles depicted in this book read as if they ...

"Kate Chopin" was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize, said the lasting appeal of "The Awakening" comes largely down to the book's themes. "I think it survived because it's about a woman trying to ...

So says a Post-Dispatch review on May 6, 1899, of local author Kate Chopin’s first novel, “The Awakening.” Press reaction would trend down from there. It wasn’t a dirty book, just ...

She often stopped there during her perambulations; sometimes taking a book with her, and sitting an hour or two under the trees when she found the place deserted. Once or twice she took a quiet ...

If Mrs. Pontellier should call upon you, play for her that Impromptu of Chopin's, my favorite. I heard it here a day or two ago, but not as you play it. I should like to know how it affects her ...

There was no special message to Edna except a postscript saying that if Mrs. Pontellier desired to finish the book which he had been reading to her, his mother would find it in his room ...