February 8,1850 - Birth of Katherine O'Flaherty.

Fall 1855 - Kate O'Flaherty enrolls in Academy of the Sacred Heart

November 1, 1855 - Death of Thomas O'Flaherty (father) in railroad accident. Kate leaves The Academy of Sacred Heart to study at home with her great-grandmother.

January 16,1863 - Death of Victoire Verdon Charleville (great-grandmother and teacher).

February 17,1863 - Death of George O'Flaherty (half-brother), a Confederate soldier.

1863 - Banishment of Kitty Garesche (Kate's school friend) and her family.

Fall 1865 - Kate attends the Academy of the Visitation and returns to Sacred Heart Academy.

1867-1870 - Kate keeps Commonplace Book.

1868 - Graduation from Sacred Heart Academy.

1869 - Writes "Emancipation: a Life Fable," unpublished.

March-May 1869 - Visits New Orleans.

April 1870 -Julia Benoist Chopin (Oscar Chopin's mother) dies.

June 9,1870 - Marriage to Oscar Chopin of Louisiana, Holy Angels Church, St. Louis.

June-September 1870 - European honeymoon; keeps honeymoon diary in Commonplace Book.

November 14, 1870 - Victor Jean Baptiste Chopin (Oscar's father) dies.

May 22,1871- Son Jean Baptiste born in New Orleans, baptized in St. Louis in August.

September 24, 1873 - Son Oscar Charles born in St. Louis, baptized in St. Louis.

December 27, 1873 - Thomas O'Flaherty (brother) killed in buggy accident, St. Louis.

September 14,1874 - Oscar in Battle of Liberty Place, with White League and associated companies, New Orleans.

October 28, 1874 - Son George Francis born in St. Louis, baptized in St. Louis.

January 26, 1876 - Son Frederick born in New Orleans (no baptismal record).

January 8, 1878 - Son Felix Andrew born in New Orleans (no baptismal record).

1878 - Kate Chopin and Family move to Cloutierville, Louisiana.

December 3 1,1879 - Daughter Lelia born in Cloutierville.

December 10, 1882 - Death of Oscar Chopin.

1883-1884 - Romance with Albert Sampite, a married man.

Mid-1884 - Kate Chopin's return to St. Louis.

June 28, 1885 - Chopin's mother, Eliza O'Flaherty, dies of "sarcoma."

June 1887 - First Cloutierville visit since Oscar's death.

1888 - "Lilia Polka" for piano published.

September 24, 1888 - Sampite's wife sues for legal separation from her husband, Albert.

January 10, 1889 - First literary publication: "If It Might Be" (poem).

April 24,1889 - Kate brings Oscar's body back to St. Louis from Cloutierville.

April 30, 1889 - Sampite's suit for separation dismissed.

June 1889 - Chopin writes "Wiser Than a God."

August 1889 - Writes "A Point at Issue!"

October 27, 1889 - First short story published: "A Point at Issue!" in St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

December 1889 - "Wiser Than a God" published in Philadelphia Musical Journal.

September 1890 - At Fault published at Chopin's expense.

December 1890 - Becomes charter member of Wednesday Club.

June 20, 1891 - Sampite's legal separation from Albert Sampite takes effect.
August 20,1891- "For Marse Chouchoute" (first Louisiana story) published in Youth's Companion.

April 4, 1892 - Resigns from Wednesday Club.

April 9-10, 1892 - Writes "Loka."

July 15-17, 1892 - Writes "At the 'Cadian Ball."

October 22, 1892 - "At the 'Cadian Ball" published in Two Tales.

November 24, 1892 - Writes "Desiree's Baby."

January 14, 1893 - Vogue publishes "Desiree's Baby."

May 1893 - Trip to New York and Boston.

October 21-23, 1893 - Writes "At Charier Caminada."

March 24, 1894 - Houghton, Mifflin publishes Bayou Folk.

April 19, 1894 - Chopin writes "The Dream of an Hour" ("Story of an Hour").

May 4, 1894 to October 26, 1896 - Writes "Impressions" (diary).

Late June, 1894 - Attends Indiana conference of Western Association of Writers.

June 30, 1894 - Writes "The Western Association of Writers."

July 7, 1894 - "Western Association of Writers" published in Critic.

August 1894 - First national profile: William Schuyler's article in The Writer.

December 6,1894 - "The Dream of an Hour" published in Vogue with note about "Those Who Have Worked With Us."

March 1895 - Sends Guy de Maupassant translation collection to Houghton, Mifflin (rejected).

April 10-28, 1895 - Writes "Athendise."

January 27, 1897 - Grandmother Athena'ise Charleville Faris dies.

November 1897 - Way & Williams (Chicago) publishes "A Night in Acadie."

January 1898 - Way & Williams accepts "The Awakening."

February 6, 1898 - "Has High Society Struck the Pace That Kills?" (St. Louis Post-Dispatch).

Spring-Summer 1898 - Son Frederick in Spanish-American War.

July 19, 1898 - Writes "The Storm."

November 1898 - Book contracts transferred from Way & Williams to Herbert S. Stone & Company.

December 1898 - Visits Natchitoches Parish, sells Cloutierville house, visits New Orleans.

March 1899 - Lucy Monroe's favorable review of "The Awakening" in Book News.

April 22, 1899 - The Awakening published (no documentary evidence that it was ever banned).

July 1899 - Chopin's statement on The Awakening published in Book News.

November 29,1899 - Gives reading at Wednesday Club where almost 300 women praise and applaud her.

February 1900 - Herbert S. Stone returns (declines to publish) A Vocation and a Voice.

1900 - Appears in first edition of who's who in America.

June 4, 1902 - Son Jean marries Emelie Hughes.

July 3, 1902 - "Polly" published in Youth's Companion (last publication).

December 1902 - Chopin makes her will.

1903 - Moves to 4232 McPherson Avenue.

July 7, 1903 - Death of Emelie Chopin, Jean's wife.

August 20,1904 - Chopin has cerebral hemorrhage after day at the St. Louis World's Fair.

August 22, 1904 - Chopin dies.

August 24, 1904 - Burial of Kate Chopin.