Talk:Theresa Pulszky

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The result was: promoted by Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 09:50, 29 January 2022 (UTC)

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• ... that author Theresa Pulszky escaped from the Hungarian Revolution of 1848 by pretending to be the companion of a German couple? Source: "without revealing her name or situation, Madame Pulszky intreated to be taken as the young lady's companion, and her offer was accepted." - (Madame Pulszky's Memoirs, The Times)
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Created by Silver seren (talk) and FloridaArmy (talk). Nominated by Silver seren (talk) at 03:44, 23 January 2022 (UTC).

• Article meets DYK requirements and a QPQ has been provided. I'm assuming good faith for the source as it's paywalled for me. The hook is interesting, but the citation is only mentioned with regards to her travelling with the German couple; for DYK purposes, the fact about her pretending to be a servant also needs a footnote. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 13:20, 27 January 2022 (UTC)

• I'm fine with changing it to companion if necessary, Narutolovehinata5, but the usage of the term in that time period for travel meant servant. Pulszky's own maids and other attendees were also referred to as companions when she traveled. I'm not sure what you mean with the first part. The citation directly discusses her using the German couple and their passport to escape from Hungary and Austria and get to Western Europe where she finally arrived in London. Silverseren^C 13:50, 27 January 2022 (UTC)

@Silver seren: Oh, I'm sorry if my original comment wasn't clear. I meant to say that the sentence She returned home to Pest disguised as a servant and avoided recognition despite being accosted and inspected by a branch of the Austrian army during her return. did not have the footnote. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 13:56, 27 January 2022 (UTC)

I don't understand. That sentence doesn't have anything to do with the DYK hook. That's a different event weeks prior to the event with the German couple where she succeeded in her escape. Silverseren^C 13:59, 27 January 2022 (UTC)

I see. I think I may have misread that part since I was looking for "servant" in the article and thought that her pretending to be a servant was what supported the hook fact. If that's the case then I think changing the hook to say "companion" would work better while also not needing additional footnotes. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 14:01, 27 January 2022 (UTC)

Changed to companion. Silverseren^C 15:09, 27 January 2022 (UTC)

Is that a yes then, Narutolovehinata5? Silverseren^C 23:58, 27 January 2022 (UTC)

Apologies for the late response, as I went to sleep shortly after my last comment, but this is now indeed good to go. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 00:02, 28 January 2022 (UTC)

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Promoting the main hook (ALT0) to Prep 2 – Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 09:50, 29 January 2022 (UTC)