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| Born | Kathleen Blake Coleman 20 February 1856 Castleblakeney, County Galway, Ireland |
| Died | 16 May 1915 (aged 59) Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Citizenship | Canadian |
| Occupation | War correspondent |
| Known for | World's first accredited female war correspondent |
Kathleen Blake "Kit" Coleman (born Catherine Ferguson, 20 February 1856 – 16 May 1915) was an Irish-Canadian newspaper columnist.[1] Coleman was one of the earliest accredited female war correspondents, covering the Spanish–American War for the Toronto Mail in 1898. She served, also, as the first president of the Canadian Women's Press Club, an organization of women journalists.
- ^ Freeman, Barbara M. (1998). "Ferguson, Catherine, Kit Coleman". In Cook, Ramsay; Hamelin, Jean (eds.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. XIV (1911–1920) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.