# Talk:Wilhelmine Kekelaokalaninui Widemann Dowsett

Mentioned as Wilhelmina in these censuses. 

1910 Census https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLCY-SLG
1920 Census https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SP82-J56
Mentioned as Wilhelmine Widemann Dowsett on grave marker. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/107015533/wilhelmine-kekelaokalaninui-dowsettKaiaulu (talk) 01:02, 4 August 2020 (UTC)Kaiaulu (talk) 01:03, 4 August 2020 (UTC)

I am aware of the grave stone. Do we have personal records or signatures of her from family collections? That is more definitive. KAVEBEAR (talk) 03:14, 1 August 2020 (UTC)
She is listed as Wilhelmine in her role as trustee of the estate of her father. Reference is Honolulu Republican,Mar. 8, 1901, 1. Her own probate No. 8060 has her name as "Wilhelmine Dowsett." Reference is "Legal Notices," Honolulu Star-Bulletin, Feb. 14, 1930, 8.Kaiaulu (talk) 02:11, 4 August 2020 (UTC)

Written for record's sake. Previously this article was illustrated with this image. The man is Jack Dowsett so the assumption was the woman next to him was his wife. User:Kaiaulu corrected the error and noted: "The woman with Jack Dowsett was identified by Aileen Dowsett White, the daughter of Wilhelmine Dowsett, as Martha Widemann Berger." See these other images of Martha to compare. KAVEBEAR (talk) 00:38, 4 August 2020 (UTC)

Present image of her from the Hawaii State Archives is also supported by historian Ralph Kam, see https://www.librarieshawaii.org/event/dr-ralph-kam-on-hawaii-suffragist-wilhemina-kekelaokalaninui-widemann-dowsett/ .KAVEBEAR (talk) 18:48, 4 August 2020 (UTC)

Removed content: "The white oligarchy headed by the Republicans were also concerned that the politically active wives of Republican men would vote as Democrats. Dowsett was believed to be a Democrat while her husband ran in the territorial elections as a Republican.{sfn|Yasutake|2017|pages=119–124}"...Yasutake states: "Dowsett was reputedly a Democrat then, and she was connected with another Native Hawaiian Democrat, the earlier mentioned Emma 'Aima Ai'i Nāwahī"... Refuted by this article: https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56663188/oahus-delegates-to-gop-convention/ . Would be interesting to know if there are other earlier records that she may have been a Democrat. KAVEBEAR (talk) 00:49, 4 August 2020 (UTC)

https://wscc.historichawaii.org/event/dowsettvirtualwebinar/?utm_source=Historic+Hawaii+Newsletters&utm_campaign=f6f3615afd-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_04_13_09_31_COPY_02&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1f7176dda0-f6f3615afd-353446997
As seen from this presentation and more information coming out about her this year and into the future, this article will need to be updated especially with details of her life from 1890 to 1912 and from 1920 to 1929. KAVEBEAR (talk) 17:46, 12 December 2020 (UTC)