Talk:Helen de Guerry Simpson

Helen de Guerry Simpson
My greatgrandmother, and an amazing woman, along with her husband, a commended doctor. He made huge developments in facial disfigurations, like cleft pallets, and opened the first full time pediatric hospital. Her daughter, Clemens Hamilton, married to Antony Hamilton, was named after Clemens Dane, who was her Godmother. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 66.25.149.143 (talk) 05:47, 20 February 2007 (UTC).

== "When war broke out she crossed to England and was employed by the Admiralty in decoding messages in foreign languages. She then went to Oxford, studied music and, failing in her examination for the music bachelor's degree, took up writing." ==

This statement is unsourced and conflicts (in many respects) with the account of her WWI years given in the ADB Australian Dictionary of Biography: Simpson, Helen de Guerry (1897–1940) which states "Arriving in England in April 1914, Helen joined her mother. She went to Oxford in September 1915, joining the Society of Oxford Home Students (later St Anne's College), and read French at the university (1916-17). In April 1918 she joined the Women's Royal Naval Service as a chief section officer of decoding at the Admiralty. She returned to Oxford in September 1919 to study music, intending to become a composer, and matriculated on 13 October 1920. At Oxford she became very interested in the theatre, publishing several short plays and founding the Oxford Women's Dramatic Society. Reputedly breaking strict regulations prohibiting male and female students from acting together, she was sent down without completing her degree in 1921." Please cite the source, otherwise the statement given as section header should be removed. MargaretRDonald (talk) 22:24, 19 March 2019 (UTC)
 * This has now been corrected. MargaretRDonald (talk) 21:32, 12 April 2019 (UTC)