Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Augusta Clawson

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The result was Withdrawn by Nominator Non-Admin Closure. Tiddly-Tom 07:16, 7 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Augusta Clawson[edit]

Non-notable author, only gets 80 Google hits. Polly (Parrot) 20:58, 2 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Keep This woman is more notable than you think. She wrote a book, which has been described as a santatized version of iron workers similar to that of Rosie [1]. There's also an email describing her [2] which is not a reliable srouce however. She is also mentioned in a book [3] Also, Google is incredibly shitty. A query on Google Books shows much more notability mentioning her role in World War II, including this juicy tidbit: "Augusta Clawson, in her role as a Special Agent for the department, was chosen to train and work undercover at a shipyard in Oregon." hbdragon88 (talk) 22:53, 2 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- Also, FUTON bias. hbdragon88 (talk) 22:54, 2 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Keep Well, the Smithsonian has her welders mask. But also, per Hbdragon, her book has been the subject of scholarly interest and features as required reading for quite a few college courses. Unfortunately I couldn't access the Washington Post story on her death as it is subscription-only, but from what I can see from piecing together various references in passing, Augusta Clawson and her book, Shipyard diary of a woman welder were notable at the time. This is one of those articles that could become something, if sources are found. FlowerpotmaN·(t) 00:00, 3 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Keep As has been said, more notable than you think. Fifty of those Google hits must be Google Books hits. See http://books.google.com/books?lr=&q=%22Augusta+Clawson%22&btnG=Search+Books (Mind meal (talk) 03:06, 3 February 2008 (UTC))[reply]
speedy keep. Obituary in Washington Post, May 17, 1997. --Paularblaster (talk) 23:43, 3 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Withdraw nomination importance is now clear and established. Polly (Parrot) 00:43, 4 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.