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Edna Pontellier in the AwakeningEssay Preview: Edna Pontellier in the AwakeningReport this essayElizabeth Fox-Genovese, Emory University historian and womens studies scholar was once interviewed on a documentary about Kate Chopin, the author of The Awakening (Fox, 2007, p. 27). She described Chopin as, “a woman who took women extremely seriously. She never doubted womens ability.