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A fact from Emily Elizabeth Holman appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 13 October 2015 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that E. E. Holman's gender was deliberately disguised to secure architectural contracts, like those for the National Park Seminary's Aloha Dormitory (pictured)?
If she really was "better known by her professional name of E. E. Holman", then isn't that how the article should be named per WP:COMMONNAME? HandsomeFella (talk) 08:33, 13 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
@HandsomeFella: I toyed with that and there is a redirect for that, but it occurred to me that *all* that was known about her was as E. E. Holman. It was only when I started looking for other possible names that I found her, as is often the case with women. I looked for Emily and found a census with Emily and Louise. Then I looked for Elizabeth and found another census with Louise. I realized I was on to something. Then I did a search with the purported daughter's surname for Elizabeth Edwards, Lizzy Edwards, Lily Edwards and found her husband and confirmed that indeed Louise Edwards was her daughter. My take on why we don't know more is we don't know what she was called. Just because a woman was notable in this time period doesn't mean that her name was known. Mrs. David or Mrs. Holman would be much more common means of finding record of her in say newspapers. It is only by having all of her names that one can hope to increase what we know about her. SusunW (talk) 13:34, 13 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Ok, I guess you have a point. Great research anyways, and well done. HandsomeFella (talk) 19:09, 13 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
@HandsomeFella: Thanks! I was thrilled that someone actually was able to find her birth and death dates and the photograph. It is like a really hard jigsaw puzzle to ferret out information on historical women. I enjoy the challenge, but it is also frustrating ... and then ultimately rewarding when you can cobble together the article :) SusunW (talk) 20:07, 13 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
