Talk:Ida Lewis

message: The 1827 death date cannot be correct for her fater as it is after the ilness date.  Can someone get the right date?
Ooops, my fault - that was a typo.  I've fixed it. --AlbertHerring 01:28, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Old comments 

message: I thought the stub classification unjust, and on studying the classes thought this appropriate.  Now to see what others think... J S Ayer 14:16, 27 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Good Article nomination 

message: It says that Ida's father took his family to live on Lime Rock in 1857.  Ida, born in 1842, would have been 15.  But it also says that she made her first rescue when she was 12.  This is documented in the National Archives, but nowhere else.  Ten American Girls from History says this rescue of four people happened when she was 17, the year before her father died (page 130).  
Also, the information from the Ida Lewis Yacht Club says that the unofficial rescue count is 25, not 36, as does the National Archives.  TychaBrahe (talk) 16:05, 25 February 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: My guess is it was vandalized. But I'm too lazy to check. Kiwifist (talk) 21:32, 26 February 2017 (UTC)

text: I've fixed it. Kiwifist (talk) 18:11, 25 February 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Something is not right 

message: is the doodle really an encyclopedic fact worthy of report?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:483:4100:9C0:8CE:F24A:A11F:6841 (talk) 15:59, 25 February 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: I understand your point, but my answer leans to a yes, I find it worthy. Google has become a large part of (at least Western) world culture and is seen by more than a billion people per month, and probably hundreds of millions of people every day. And my guess is that today's mention increased the world's knowledge of Ida Lewis immensely (I wouldn't be surprised if, worldwide, a thousand times more people know her now than did before); I find that that makes the mention worthy of report. --Jhertel (talk) 16:41, 25 February 2017 (UTC)

text: Well, considering that there already is an article for Google Doodles, I don't see how mentioning she's in one would hurt, or would not be considered "encyclopedic" enough of a fact. Skywalker Kush (talk) 17:08, 25 February 2017 (UTC)

text: Google doodles frequently direct me to Wikipedia for more information.  Without any partisanship toward the company, I find its effort at making currently hidden histories available to be worth noting since despite recognition during her lifetime I did not know about Ida Lewis; thanks to a doodle pointing to this article, now I do.Transportia (talk) 17:16, 25 February 2017 (UTC)

text: I agree.  If it wasn't for Google doodles I wouldn't know of all these wonderful women who serve as role models to me and many other women.  Also, these doodles enlighten others in how equally powerful women can be.  The message has clearly not gotten across to enough people yet and I thank Google for their educational mission.Joan (talk) 11:39, 25 February 2017 (UTC)

text: I think so. There are few enough of them as to be worthy of note - especially for less-well-known figures such as Lewis. --Ser Amantio di NicolaoChe dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 20:20, 26 February 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Google doodle

message: The picture of Ida Lewis rowing appears to be be Grace Darling by artist Thomas Brooks, not Ida Lewis. refer to www.gracedarling.co.uk Rmtait (talk) 23:37, 26 February 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done for now: - Interesting problem - the description of this image is that it is a woodcut taken from "Women of the century By Phebe Ann Hanaford 1876".  It is very similar to the oil painting "Grace Darling: by Thomas Brooks" at Grace Darling.co, but is even more similar to (but not identical to) the Ida Lewis picture at at rhodeislandlighthousehistory which appears to be an engraving. The description of a similar engraving at Quahog.org here describes it as an "Image from a circa 1869 carte de visite"The woodcut includes a lighthouse, not included in either the painting or the engraving.I think we probably have a case of Victorian plagiarism - but without more information on the dates of the originals, we do not know who copied who. Darling's famous rescue was in 1838, Lewis's in 1869 so the painting probably pre-dates the others, but variations of that image are used on several websites and publications about Lewis so it is "perceived" to be her. - Arjayay (talk) 11:38, 27 February 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 26 February 2017