Talk:Edith Lewis

Date of birth
I am no Lewis scholar. But changed her birth date from 1881 to 1882. Here are some sources I found:

1881:
 * Homestead article
 * Note that this is a republication of the first source, but underwent more peer review and finalization than the first one, so seems more reliable.
 * Note that this is a republication of the first source, but underwent more peer review and finalization than the first one, so seems more reliable.
 * Note that this is a republication of the first source, but underwent more peer review and finalization than the first one, so seems more reliable.

1882:
 * (I do not have full access to this, but my library says it gives date of 1882): King, C.S. and McLaughlin, D.J., 2016. Schoolgirl Smashes, David-and-Jonathan Relationships, and Champagne Friendships: Mining the Archive for LGBT History. Pennsylvania Legacies, 16(1), pp.12-19.
 * My library's metadata gives Lewis a lifetime of 1882 to 1972, though I don't know where that data comes from or if it's reliable.

So what to do? I think we can say "1881 or 1882" to show the uncertainty in scholarship. Urve (talk) 21:44, 28 February 2021 (UTC)