Talk:Hetty Reckless/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: J Milburn (talk · contribs) 13:37, 6 March 2016 (UTC)

Happy to offer a review; seems like a great topic for a GA. Josh Milburn (talk) 13:37, 6 March 2016 (UTC)

• Just a little thing, but I'm unsure about the infobox picture. I do think the picture belongs in the article, but unless we have some reason to believe that the woman pictured was in some way based on Reckless, I don't think it really belongs in the infobox.
• "the wealthy Johnson family who lived in Johnson Hall" According to our article on the Hall, it wasn't built until thirty years after Reckless's birth.
• "Fleeing to Philadelphia in 1826[notes 1] with her daughter" Do we know anything more about Reckless's family? This is the first mention. Also, what work was Reckless doing? Do we know?
• "to the Goodwins" Do we have an article on the Goodwins (either independently or together) that we could link to?
• Female Vigilant Association currently redirects to Vigilant Association of Philadelphia, which doesn't mention it by name. I note this first because the redirect is perhaps slightly counterproductive given the current state of the target article, and because it means that you have two links to the same article in quick succession.
• "Of the fifteen committee members appointed to replace the previous board, Reckless served with the male appointees." This isn't as clear as it could be.
• "but improve them with educational offerings" Are you perhaps missing a word here? I'm not sure.
• Are the Anti-Slavery Convention of American Women or Convention of the Colored People notable? Don't be scared of redlinks!
• "The first two years alone, they housed over 200 women for periods of up to six months, providing shelter and education" In the firs two years?
• "The organization served the dual purpose of providing employment for the women who ran the shelter" I don't think you can say "dual purpose" but then list only one purpose, even if the other is obvious.
• "These activities continued through the American Civil War, when in a letter from 1862 from Abigail Goodwin to William Still, Goodwin reported that "Amy Reckless" collected $17 (more than any other contributor) and was collecting clothing for fugitives." Can I recommend that this sentence be split? Also, what was the money collection for?
• Would a category relating to her anti-prostitution activities be appropriate?

I could quibble about source formatting, but that's not necessary for GAC purposes; the sources themselves all look appropriate. I would also be tempted to place the main section titles as subsections under the title of "Life" or something akin, but, again, not a necessary change. However, this seems like a strong article that I'm fairly sure can be promoted to GA status soon. I've made a few small edits; please double-check. Josh Milburn (talk) 14:16, 6 March 2016 (UTC)

Ok, I'm going to close this review. I believe one week is standard and this has now been open for more than four; I do encourage you to work your way through my comments and then renominate. The article's certainly not far off GA status, but I'd rather not promote in the current situation. Josh Milburn (talk) 18:39, 1 April 2016 (UTC)

• Ok. Thanks for taking the trouble to look through the article. I skimmed your comments but have been too busy with other matters to attend to them in detail, alas. I shall perhaps return to the topic at some future time. Andrew D. (talk) 21:21, 1 April 2016 (UTC)