# M. E. C. Bates

> M. E. C. Bates was the pen name of Martha Elizabeth Cram Bates, an American writer, journalist, and newspaper editor. She was widely known throughout the Grand Traverse region, and throughout the State of Michigan as well, having been closely identified with literary work since childhood. She was, perhaps, the first woman in the state who engaged in regular newspaper work, having been connected with the Grand Traverse Herald, of which her husband, Thomas Tomlinson Bates, was editor, from 1876.

*American writer, journalist, newspaper editor (1839-1905)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1839-08-25
- **Died:** 1905-03-23
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** female

## Bio

M. E. C. Bates was the pen name of Martha Elizabeth Cram Bates, an American writer, journalist, and newspaper editor. She was widely known throughout the Grand Traverse region, and throughout the State of Michigan as well, having been closely identified with literary work since childhood. She was, perhaps, the first woman in the state who engaged in regular newspaper work, having been connected with the Grand Traverse Herald, of which her husband, Thomas Tomlinson Bates, was editor, from 1876.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 32.8 / 100
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- **Historical depth:** 2.4 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 47.6 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 15.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 66.0 / 100

## Sources
- [M. E. C. Bates](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M._E._C._Bates)
- [Martha E. Cram Bates](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martha_E._Cram_Bates)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q56491458)

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