Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Maura O'Halloran

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The result was keep. The article has been significantly improved since it was nominated and consensus supports the fact that these changes address the initial concerns. Daniel (talk) 11:33, 29 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Maura O'Halloran[edit]

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Doubtful notability - a woman who became a (Buddhist) nun (nothing special there) and died in a traffic accident (nothing special there). Her letters home were published (one-time (posthumous) author) but this is apparently a "classic" already. Emeraude (talk) 10:01, 22 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Comment: I'm having some trouble with sources. I found a PW article that asserts that she won an Audie Award, but I can't find any real mention of it anywhere else. I do see where she's mentioned in some texts and I found some reviews for her book of letters, but so far it's slow going. Tokyogirl79 (｡◕‿◕｡) 05:17, 23 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I found a nice lengthy mention in a NYU book, so I fleshed the article out with that. Tokyogirl79 (｡◕‿◕｡) 05:36, 23 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I'm leaning towards a keep, as I found her mentioned in this textbook-type book and in this book by Nuala O'Faolain. Tokyogirl79 (｡◕‿◕｡) 05:38, 23 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Keep: I found enough mentions of her that I feel that this would merit a keep even without looking at the somewhat unverifiable Audie Award. The O'Faolain mention looks to have been a full review/article about O'Halloran that was republished in book format. I also found a good lengthy mention of her in a NYU Press book, as well as a few mentions in other places we'd consider a RS. I see her referenced in quite a few texts as well. She's not as widely known as some of the other people out there, but there's enough to show that she has had an impact. So far I've been able to source everything in the article other than the film mention. Tokyogirl79 (｡◕‿◕｡) 05:42, 23 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I've removed the film mention- I can't find it anywhere. I did find more mentions to show that her work is being used in college courses such as this one. Tokyogirl79 (｡◕‿◕｡) 05:45, 23 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Keep TG79 has done an admirable job renovating the article. -- GreenC 08:41, 24 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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