Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/Mary Shelley

Mary Shelley

 * This is the archived discussion of the TFAR nomination for the article below. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests). Please do not modify this page.

The result was: scheduled for Today's featured article/30 August 2021 by Gog the Mild (talk) 22:07, 4 July 2021 (UTC)



Mary Shelley (30 August 1797 – 1 February 1851) was an English novelist who wrote the Gothic novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus in 1818, considered an early example of science fiction. Her father, William Godwin, provided her with a rich if informal education. In 1814, Shelley began a romance with one of his political followers, Percy Bysshe Shelley, who was married. The couple left for France, travelled through Europe, and returned to England where they faced ostracism and constant debt. They married in 1816 after the death of Shelley's first wife, and spent the summer with Lord Byron and John William Polidori near Geneva where she conceived the idea for Frankenstein. In 1822, her husband drowned with his sinking sailing boat. A year later, Shelley returned to England where she raised their only surviving child, published her husband's works, and wrote professionally. She died of a brain tumour at age 53. Frankenstein remains widely read and has inspired theatrical and film adaptations. Her other works found scholarly interest more recently, including the novels Valperga, Perkin Warbeck and The Last Man, and the travel book Rambles in Germany and Italy.
 * Most recent similar article(s): no recent historic woman author
 * Main editors: Wadewitz
 * Promoted: June 2005
 * Reasons for nomination: We show too few influential women, and too few articles by treasured women authors such as Awadewit/Wadewitz. This appeared last in 2008, and I believe it would grace the Main page once more.
 * Support as nominator. Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:27, 16 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Support. I would normally be opposed to running a FA as a TFA for a second time, but it has been 13 years since its front page appearance and I was convinced by Gerda Arendt's rationale. It would be nice to see more articles about women on the front page, and maybe this will inspire editors to take these types of articles to the FAC in the future. Aoba47 (talk) 19:26, 17 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Support. Gog the Mild (talk) 22:54, 21 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Support. Until articles on general topics that does not mention women's role in context can be FACs and can receive support from reviewers, we need to find other ways to make a balance. Borsoka (talk) 07:27, 24 June 2021 (UTC)