An 1899 article from The St. Louis Dispatch in which Chopin discusses her writing.

This article, entitled “A St. Louis Woman Who Has Won Fame in Literature,” was published November 26, 1899 and features Chopin’s comments about her writing process. Chopin was a native of St. Louis and the daughter of a prominent family there. She moved to Louisiana after she married.

Citation Information
“Newspaper clipping from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: 'A St. Louis Woman who has Won Fame in Literature,' November 26, 1899,” Digital Public Library of America, https://dp.la/item/f12190a3f5fae3ba74fb25cf7bb1da75.
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