Given the question: Facts: - death place: hamilton , ontario , canada - known for: world 's first accredited female war correspondent - birth name: kathleen blake coleman - death cause: pneumonia - death date: 16 may 1915 - birth date: 20 february 1856 - name: kit coleman - citizenship: canadian - nationality: irish - image: kcoleman.jpg - birth place: castleblakeney , county galway , ireland - occupation: war correspondent Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of kit coleman .
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'' kit coleman '' -lrb- 1856 -- 1915 -rrb- was the '' nom de plume '' of the irish-canadian newspaper columnist kathleen blake coleman .coleman was the world 's first accredited female war correspondent , covering the spanish-american war for the toronto mail in 1898 .coleman also served as the first president of the canadian women 's press club , an organization of women journalists .