User:AJScribe/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Deborah Sampson

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article because of my interest in the American Revolution. Sampson was a woman who masqueraded as a man during the war. After reviewing the article and talk page, I was made aware of editorial issues.

Evaluate the article
(Compose a detailed evaluation of the article here, considering each of the key aspects listed above. Consider the guiding questions, and check out the examples of what a useful Wikipedia article evaluation looks like.)

The leading section is concise and does highlight Sampson's career as a soldier, though does not mention any other aspect of her life which are included in the major sections of the article.

The main sections provide adequate documentation of major and appear neutral in tone. However, some sections rely heavily on the same article (e.g., the "Early Life" section) or could use some more documentation/information (e.g., "Marriage" section). A couple sources are listed twice each in the References.

Most of the writing is clear and understandable, though the first sentence in the second to last paragraph in the "Army service" section is unclear and appears to have multiple trains of thought.

Images are clearly documented.

The article is a C-class and part of many Wikiprojects. Most of the conversations on the Talk page are from several years ago and most concerns appear to have been addressed.