Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Grace A. Dow


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The result was keep. John254 02:32, 15 June 2008 (UTC)

Grace A. Dow

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Not notable, although there are referenced sources, her accomplishments including giving a marble stone to a church and land for a hospital and bing the president and member of various charities is not notable, especially since none of those charities have articles of their own. Perhaps being a board member at the state level of daughters of the American revolution is her most notable achievement, but it doesn't pass the muster of the WP:N and WP:BIO guidelines. so delete it. and add a sentence or two at her husbands article. Myheartinchile (talk) 20:56, 10 June 2008 (UTC)


 * Keep or merge with her husband's article. Pburka (talk) 22:11, 10 June 2008 (UTC)
 * based on what policy?Myheartinchile (talk) 23:22, 11 June 2008 (UTC)


 * Comment subject has a library, foundation and college named after her as well as being married and mother to notable people. If it's decided that they shouldn't have an article, the information could almost certainly be merged somewhere. Guest9999 (talk) 22:23, 10 June 2008 (UTC)
 * She doesn't really have a library named after her, she has a library which she paid for named after her, it was basically hers, it wasn't a honor bestowed upon her for the purposes of finding someone of note to name it after. She has a college named after her? What? Which one? I think i missed that part, whats your source on that? Lot's of people have foundations named after them, it has to be a notable foundation for it to matter. Her children are notable? Who are they and why? I wholeheartedly agree with a merge to her husband's article.Myheartinchile (talk) 23:22, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
 * The first line of the article tells me her son was architect Alden B. Dow, the college I mentioned is this. Guest9999 (talk) 11:53, 12 June 2008 (UTC)


 * Keep. The article contains plenty of sources. It is the existence of such sources which is the basis of the notability guidelines, not their content. Unless any evidence is presented that these sources don't exist or don't provide significant coverage we should assume good faith on the part of the article's author and keep this. The idea of merging this with her husband's article sounds like it comes from the era when married women weren't allowed to open bank accounts without their husbands' permission. Phil Bridger (talk) 21:20, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
 * sources yes, reliable sources establishing notability NO, she is only verifiable, no news articles, just the library stuff. She does not have multiple no trivial coverage in several publications, and that makes her fail WP:RS, WP:N, and WP:BIOMyheartinchile (talk) 23:22, 11 June 2008 (UTC)


 * Keep The widow of the founder of Dow Chemical. At that level, associated family members with substantial activities of their own,who continue charitable activities after the death of their spouses, are likely to be notable. If the implications of this are somewhat sexist, its do to the nature of early 20th society.DGG (talk) 04:15, 12 June 2008 (UTC)


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