Talk:Cora Agnes Benneson/GA1

GA Review
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Reviewer: Sammielh (talk · contribs) 09:57, 2 March 2024 (UTC)

I'll pick this one up. Comments below! Sammielh (talk) 09:57, 2 March 2024 (UTC)

Lead

 * "under the then-professor Woodrow Wilson." Not an expert on false titles but I think dropping "the" would be neater in this instance as it's a bit difficult to follow on first reading
 * Done.
 * "the Massachusetts Governor Frederic T. Greenhalge in 1895" I think Massachusetts can be dropped without confusion
 * Done.
 * "Social and Economic Science section in 1900" should this be lowercase?
 * It's a proper noun, so I've capitalized section as well.

Body

 * "and president of the city's board of education for 14 years"
 * Done.
 * "including Amos Bronson Alcott and Ralph Waldo Emerson" I would give a brief explanation of who each is
 * I added that they were writers and philosophers.
 * "Benneson graduated from the Quincy Seminary" Do we know what level of education this was?
 * Equivalent to high school.
 * (Optional) I would be inclined to mention (maybe just in a note) that Harvard did not admit female law students until 1950, to make clear that this wasn't just an issue faced by Benneson. It is my understanding that Michigan was one of the only law schools admitting women at the time
 * Done.
 * Perhaps explain what the moot court was, if information is available
 * WL the words moot court.
 * "Benneson wrote during her world travels" What did she write? A journal, letters, articles, etc?
 * Clarified.
 * "Trueblood wrote that "er lectures,"
 * Fixed
 * Link Radcliffe College at first instance
 * Done.
 * I assume there's no information about what type of law she practiced?
 * Not that I could find. Her obituary from the Illinois State Historical Society notes that it was "large and successful".
 * The Massachusetts Bar is linked twice
 * Fixed
 * I would be inclined to put the information about Almeda Eliza Hitchcock in the body of the article if there is information in the sources
 * There's not much said, just that Benneson inspired Hitchock, and I don't think it's a particularly meaningful moment in Benneson's life, whereas it was quite obviously important to Hitchock.