Talk:Thelma Akana Harrison

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A fact from Thelma Akana Harrison appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 19 June 2021 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that the Honolulu Star-Bulletin described Thelma Akana Harrison as "volatile", "brilliant", and "vivacious"?

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There's a lot more to add from citation number 1! ezlev_tlk/ctrbs 19:15, 1 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was: promoted by SL93 (talk) 21:27, 15 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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... that Thelma Akana Harrison was the first woman to be reelected to the Hawaii Territorial Senate? Source: Honolulu Star-Bulletin in 1951, "The only woman ever re-elected to the Senate, Thelma Akana Harrison..."
- ALT1:... that the Honolulu Star-Bulletin described Thelma Akana Harrison as "volatile" in 1950, and as "brilliant" and "vivacious" in 1951? Source: 1950, 1951
  - ALT1a:... that the Honolulu Star-Bulletin described Thelma Akana Harrison as "volatile," "brilliant," and "vivacious"? Source: 1950, 1951

Reviewed: Sheikh Jarrah property dispute

Created by Ezlev (talk). Self-nominated at 19:34, 1 June 2021 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall:

This is listed under articles created May 31, but I think it was actually created on June 1. I prefer ALT1a -- I think the dates in ALT1 aren't really interesting. But any are OK. QuakerSquirrel (talk) 13:26, 14 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

GA Review

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Reviewer: Indy beetle (talk · contribs) 07:07, 4 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I'll take this one, it looks interesting. Comments:

Lots of red links here. Not a demand on my part, but I suggest that either they are cut down or, hopefully, they turn blue in the near future.
In January 1944,The Honolulu Advertiser reported that she was "being urged" to run for Territorial Senate as a Republican Link Republican.
Aside from her victory, any information on her campaign worthy of inclusion? How many votes she got?
No need to repeatedly write "David Y. K. Akana" after his first mention in the body of the article.
Is it known where she was buried?

-Indy beetle (talk) 07:07, 4 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Indy beetle, thank you so much for pinking up this review!

I've removed the redlinks which might not be notable, and if I have time in the near future I'll work on making at least a stub for each of the remaining ones.
Linked Republican as suggested
Added some information about her campaign, including number of votes
Trimmed instances of "David Y. K. Akana" to "Senator Akana" after first mention in body
I haven't been able to find a source for where she was buried, but I'll keep trying!

-- ezlev (user/tlk/ctrbs) 22:01, 4 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Source spotchecks:

"Mrs. Thelma Akana Announces Her Candidacy For Senate From Oahu". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. - All good here
"Succeeds Husband". Hawaii Tribune-Herald. - Good
Hill, Virginia Bennett (November 8, 1944). "Two Oahu Senate Seats Go To GOP". Hawaii Tribune-Herald. - Good

The sources seem to check out and, noting my satisfaction with the responses posted above, I'm passing the article. Good work. -Indy beetle (talk) 02:54, 5 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]