Talk:Mattie Edwards

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A possible option Silverseren^C 01:25, 19 March 2024 (UTC)

Hey, FloridaArmy, question. A bunch of her plays note them being "all-colored" ones, ie all African-Americans, along with all the book sources you already had in the references that were about African American film history. Hence why I had that descriptor in the article's lede sentence for her at one point. But I removed it when I found the picture above because I was unsure if that was accurate and whether I was reading into something or not. Should I be listing her as African-American? Silverseren^C 23:12, 21 March 2024 (UTC)

User:Silver seren all the sources and acting roles say yes. Looking at a photo of the Griffin Sisters they are also light skinned. Micheaux cast light skinned actors. I don't think a white woman could have been in colored productions at that time. See also Draft:Coon Town Suffragettes. FloridaArmy (talk) 09:09, 22 March 2024 (UTC)

FloridaArmy: Okay, I'll make sure to add that in. I also think there's an original name for her we're definitely missing. Since Mattie Edwards was her stage name (and probably only made after she married John Edwards?), so there must be a birth name prior to that. And she may have even done earlier theater roles under that name. Not sure how to find out what it was though. Silverseren^C 20:25, 22 March 2024 (UTC)

Martha Mattie Settle? FloridaArmy (talk) 00:41, 23 March 2024 (UTC)

No, she got that name after marrying Edward Settle, which she did after (presumably) divorcing John Edwards. Since she had the Settle last name when she died. Also, it doesn't help that everyone here has too many names in common. :P But I would expect that Martha, at least, was her birth name. It's just the original last name we don't know. Silverseren^C 01:02, 23 March 2024 (UTC)

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The result was: promoted by Hilst talk 11:46, 4 April 2024 (UTC)

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• ... that actress Mattie Edwards was made a US Deputy Marshal at the age of sixteen? Source: "She Has Atmosphere" - The Philadelphia Inquirer
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Fursan al-Aqsa: The Knights of the Al-Aqsa Mosque
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  • Comment: Article was moved from draftspace to mainspace with this edit

Created by Silver seren (talk) and FloridaArmy (talk).

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Silverseren^C 16:42, 24 March 2024 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
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Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
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QPQ: Done.

Overall: Cambalachero (talk) 15:12, 25 March 2024 (UTC)