Kadra Maysi

Katherine Drayton Mayrant Simons was a South Carolina poet, novelist, and playwright. After graduating from Converse College, she taught languages while continuing to write. She published her first book, Shadow Songs, in 1912. Simons served with the Red Cross during World War I. She was elected the first woman president of the Poetry Society of South Carolina. She continued to publish works throughout her lifetime and was inducted into the South Carolina Academy of Authors in 1997.