A fact from Audrey Withers appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 11 April 2012 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that Audrey Withers, who edited the British Vogue for twenty years, lacked a personal interest in fashion and joined the London Fire Brigade?
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I was in the process of expanding this stub. You beat me to it, but what a wonderful job you have done. I knew Audrey for a few years; I had the pleasure of having a desk next to hers, when she was the lead volunteer within the SDP's membership department. She was an extraordinary and interesting person. Thank you for filling in a missing page. I have just a few notes below. Bloodholds (talk)
Thank you for your kind words, Bloodholds. Moonraker (talk) 21:40, 1 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
By all means let's add it, but do you happen to remember the details of the documentary? A source is always worth giving. Moonraker (talk) 21:40, 1 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
"In the 1980s Withers became a political activist for David Owen's SDP." Audrey, as far as I recall, along with the facts stated in her autobiography (Lifespan), was hardly an activist for the SDP. She was the head volunteer in the membership department - alongside her childhood friend Margaret Moffet (whom she solely referred to as "Tuffet"). David Owen's SDP was formed by the Gang of Four in 1985 at which time Audrey switched from the Labour party to the more moderate (in it's time) SDP.
So shall we say "In the 1980s Withers became a volunteer in the membership department of David Owen's SDP"?
That would seem more accurate, though I doubt the other founders of the SDP would like the implication that the party was Owen's possession. So I would suggest that it is mentioned that he was just the leader. I have nothing against him, he was the best human being there.Bloodholds (talk) 22:52, 22 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Audrey, after her marriage to Victor Kennet (and taking his name) always referred to him as "Victor", as the introductory paragraph mentions she took both her husband’s names - using "Kennet" is insufficient and ambiguous (Audrey or Victor?).
Bloodholds (talk)
I guess you mean she preferred "Mrs Victor Kennet" to "Audrey Kennet"? If so, we can clarify that. Moonraker (talk) 21:40, 1 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I was unclear on this point, I apologise. I would just suggest where you reference Kennet, you say Victor Kennet, Leaving all other references to Audrey as Withers or any combinatin of the two (Audrey and Withers).Bloodholds (talk) 23:10, 22 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
