Kate Simpson Hayes | |
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| Born | Catherine Ethel Hayes 6 July 1856 Dalhousie, New Brunswick, British North America |
| Died | January 15, 1945 (aged 88) British Columbia, Canada |
| Pen name | Mary Markwell; Elaine; Marka Wohl; Yukon Bill |
| Occupation | playwright, author, journalist, poet, teacher, milliner, legislative librarian |
| Language | English |
| Spouse |
Charles Bowman Simpson
(m. 1882, separated) |
| Partner | Nicholas Flood Davin |
| Children | 4 |
Kate Simpson Hayes (née, Hayes; after first marriage, Simpson; after separation, Hayes; pen names, Mary Markwell, Elaine, Marka Wohl, Yukon Bill; 6 July 1856 - 15 January 1945) was a Canadian playwright, author, journalist, poet, teacher, milliner, and legislative librarian. She was a founding member of the Canadian Women's Press Club, and the first woman journalist in Western Canada.