Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bridget Diver

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The result was keep. JohnCD (talk) 20:02, 29 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Bridget Diver

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article maybe about a person or not who might possibly have existed or not and might be notable or not-and is written in just the same rambling tone. Orphan for 7 years. Kintetsubuffalo (talk) 14:40, 22 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. A surprising number of sources can easily be found about her, starting with the drawing "A Woman in Battle: Michigan Bridget Carrying the Flag"[1][2] the paper Michigan Bridget: Discovering the Truth Behind the Legend (which may be the basis of the article), a half page entry for "Divers, Bridget" (c. 1840-c. October 1915) in American Civil War: The Definitive Encyclopedia and Document Collection, edited by a VMI history professor, a couple of pages in Women in the Civil War: Extraordinary Stories of Soldiers, Spies, Nurses, Doctors, Crusaders, and Others, etc. Clarityfiend (talk) 16:10, 22 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Keep due to the excellent information cited by above by User:Clarityfiend and the bibliography in the article. Because women's activities were in general poorly documented at this time, we should include the information that we do have. Many women felt just as compelled to do something meaningful for the war as men did, and here is important evidence that they did more than roll bandages, and put themselves at great risk to do so. Additionally, the fact that she was mythologized is an important social phenomenon that emphasizes her notability. Peacedance (talk) 17:38, 22 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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