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Nobody understood better than Mr. Lincoln the obvious truth that in politics it does not suffice merely to nominate candidates. Something must also be done to elect them.
Kate Chopin
Born: February 8, 1850
Died: August 22, 1904 (aged 54)
Bio: Kate Chopin, born Katherine O'Flaherty, was a U.S. author of short stories and novels. She is now considered by some to have been a forerunner of the feminist authors of the 20th century of Southern or Catholic background, such as Zelda Fitzgerald.
Known for:
- The Awakening (1899)
- The Story of an Hour (1894)
- Bayou folk (1894)
- A night in Acadie (1897)
- A Pair of Silk Stockings (1897)
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