Talk:Catherine Furbish

Jane Chang's Comment
Overall I think this article is very well written. There are no grammatical errors and it reads very smoothly. Under Personal Life you mention how she fell ill after a trip to Boston and had to spend 10 years recovering. I would like to know more about that illness like what was it? Why did it take her so long for her to recover? How did it affect her life? I also think it would be useful to have an image of one of her paintings within the article especially because this was a crucial part of her life. It would help readers visualize what kind of work she actually created. I like the headings and subjects you discuss but there is always room for more detail.
 * Thanks for your comment! In terms of writing about Catherine's illness, we have not found information besides the fact that she was ill for an extended period of time. Currently we are trying to figure out if Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries will allow us to upload some of her pressed plant images to the Wikimedia Commons, however, currently there are copyrights on the limited number of images available from the "Flora of Maine" that are online. Gabiravioli (talk) 20:53, 14 November 2014 (UTC)

Nahee Kang's Comment
The article is very thorough and successfully discusses many different aspects of Kate Furbish's life and work. Citation and external link make it easy for the readers to understand the source and pursue further research on their own.

If I were to make any changes to the article, I think the picture of pedicularis furbishiae is a helpful addition to the article, but I believe it would be more appropriate if the picture was to be added on the right side of the description of the plant rather than left of Career and Discoveries section.

Also, I believe one of the most impressive things that Furbish did was to produce water colors and drawings of plants herself. If her work is widely praised by many naturalists and botanists, it would add value to the article to include some examples.
 * Thanks! We put the picture on the right side, but have decided to keep it near the career and discoveries section as that is where we speak about her discoveries of the pedicularis furbishiae. Gabiravioli (talk) 20:53, 14 November 2014 (UTC)

Eva's Comments
Overall this article is pretty complete. The content is presented in an appropriately understandable way and is reasonably well-written.

The structure of the article helps to support the facts by transitioning chronologically through Furbish's life. I think it would be beneficial to elaborate further on some aspectse that were mentioned. One example would be to have more information on the specific types of social conventions she did not approve of (see 'Personal Life') and why.

This article is mostly complete and without glaring issues but could be improved by furthering some key points. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Evad1993 (talk • contribs) 20:38, 7 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Thanks for your comment! We do not currently have much information besides that she did not follow the path of a traditional Victorian woman, although she did emulate the traditional lifestyle. Instead Furbish chose to become a botanist in her own right, and never married. We will continue to research her daily life, but the information regarding her findings is much more visible than the information regarding her personal life. Gabiravioli (talk) 20:53, 14 November 2014 (UTC)

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