Talk:Eileen Younghusband (WAAF officer)

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If the words in brackets are simply meant to distinguish her from the social worker of the same name, I think 'Airwoman' is sufficient, without 'WAAF'. Valetude (talk) 10:34, 10 August 2016 (UTC)

Appropriate surname to use
kindly consider reverting your edits changing the surname from Younghusband to her maiden name. As per the MOS:Bio "A woman should be referred to by her most commonly used name" and as demonstrated in the Featured Article Hillary Clinton, this article should refer to the subject as Younghusband throughout. Thanks. MurielMary (talk) 08:15, 4 September 2016 (UTC)

I disagree; consider the quotation I placed in the edit summary from Manual_of_Style/Biographies.Nedrutland (talk) 08:19, 4 September 2016 (UTC)

I read the quotation. It states "often best" to use the maiden name (therefore a matter of discretion) and gives an example in which confusion could be created between the subject of the article and another person with the same surname. This is not the case here. In fact, as first names are not used to refer to subjects in the body of an article, your edit should read "Le Croisette was born in ...". Further, for consistency you would need to refer to her as "Le Croisette" throughout the article until the point of her marriage in 1944, which would be quite contrary to the intent of the MOS:Bio which is to make a reading of the article simple and straightforward. MurielMary (talk) 08:47, 4 September 2016 (UTC)

It's not a matter of maiden name or married name. "Younghusband" is a very goofy surname, and should be avoided, especially considering this woman's distinguished career. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2604:2D80:882A:0:BCED:B4F1:91F9:39FD (talk) 06:22, 8 September 2016 (UTC)