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@FlightTime: I started developing the following expansion of the lead, based on information in the article.
Since the initial change I made was reverted, I'm posting my suggested changes here. If you object to them, please indicate why, otherwise feel free to add them. Mary Mark Ockerbloom (talk) 02:15, 15 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Dale Evans Rogers (born Lucille Wood Smith; October 31, 1912 – February 7, 2001) was an American actress, singer, and songwriter. She had a successful career as a jazz, swing, and big band singer in radio, before working in movies and television. Her fourth husband was singing cowboyRoy Rogers, who had been married previously. They developed cowboy and cowgirl roles first in movies at Republic Studios and later on television.
The couple were a team on- and off-screen from 1946 until Rogers' death in 1998. Their daughter Robin Elizabeth had Down syndrome, and Dale Evans became an influential role model who changed public perceptions of children with developmental disabilities. In addition to children from their previous marriages, they adopted several children. Evans was an outspoken Christian who appeared with Billy Graham. She wrote many inspirational songs and books, including the bestselling book Angel Unaware, inspired by Robin Elizabeth.
@Mary Mark Ockerbloom:@FlightTime: Hi, there are a couple schools of thought on references in lead sections. See MOS:LEAD and WP:CREATELEAD. What is not up for debate is that an introductory section in a lead is short summary of what is in the article and is usually meant to entice the reader to read the whole article. Its size is commensurate with the article length which is somewhere from 1-4 paragraphs usually. There is no rule that forbids the use of references or demands their use. Simply reverting an edit based on "unsourced" should only be used if the introductory text was written but was not backed up by an inline citation or by duplicate content in the body of the article which is sourced at that point. The policies I quoted clearly state that content can go unsourced in the introduction as long as it is clearly sourced elsewhere in the body of the article. I would also point out that I have a Good Article which uses no references in the introduction Charmayne James. And a friend who helped on this Featured Article which has a couple of references in it Passenger pigeon. See, either way is fine. I hope this help! Please feel free to contact me if needed. dawnleelynn(talk) 04:08, 15 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]
