Talk:Althea Hunt

Did you know nomination

The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. You can locate your hook here. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by HurricaneZeta (talk) 16:44, 29 January 2026 (UTC)

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• ... that Althea Hunt founded the William & Mary Theatre, but discouraged students from trying to make a career of it?

• Source: "Althea Hunt, 80, Taught Arts at William and Mary". The New York Times. April 4, 1971. p. 68.; Berkeley, Anna. "Changing Theories of Collegiate Theatrical Curricula 1900–1945". The Journal of Aesthetic Education. 31 (3): 85. doi:10.2307/3333489. JSTOR 3333489.

• • Reviewed: Poecilia koperi (x2), Murder of Matthew Rairdon
  • Comment: QPQ to come; see Wikipedia talk:Did you know#A William & Mary spectacular

Created by Pbritti (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 89 past nominations.

Pbritti (talk) 04:59, 7 January 2026 (UTC).

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: - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith Interesting:

QPQ:
Overall: New enough (created 1 Jan), well over the length minimum at nearly 1500 words, EW 22.5% due to a source title, hook is interesting and stated in article. Could you provide a quote/snippet from Berkeley 1997 to support the second clause of hook? NYT obit verifies first clause. QPQ pending the outcome of a broader themed set discussion, otherwise looks good to go. Zzz plant (talk) 01:52, 8 January 2026 (UTC)

Thanks for the review! The first QPQs will come through tomorrow (I volunteered three for each hook, as I think you saw). This is a quote from the Berkeley piece:

• "But, accusing educators of fostering students' illusions about their ability to succeed in professional theatre, Althea Hunt articulated the opinion of several who urged that teachers dissuade students from planning to enter the profession"

Thanks again. Best, ~ Pbritti (talk) 02:18, 8 January 2026 (UTC)

Great, thanks for the quote- hook fully verified. I'll circle back to formally tick the final box once QPQ is done. Best, Zzz plant (talk) 02:31, 8 January 2026 (UTC)

QPQs done, approved Zzz plant (talk) 16:12, 8 January 2026 (UTC)

GA review

This review is transcluded from Talk:Althea Hunt/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

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Nominator: Pbritti (talk · contribs) 16:20, 18 March 2026 (UTC)

Reviewer: MSincccc (talk · contribs) 10:57, 3 June 2026 (UTC)

GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)

1. It is reasonably well written.

   a (prose, spelling, grammar, and understandability): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):

2. It is factually accurate and verifiable, as shown by a source spot-check.

   a (reference section): b (inline citations to reliable sources): c (OR): d (copyvio and plagiarism):

3. It is broad in its coverage.

   a (major aspects): b (focused):

4. It follows the neutral point of view policy.

   Fair representation without bias:

5. It is stable.

   No edit wars, etc.:

6. It is illustrated by images and other media, where possible and appropriate.

   a (images are tagged and non-free content have non-free use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):

7. Overall:

   Pass/Fail:

Prose

Lead

• "who was on the faculty at the College of William & Mary for 35 years and established the William & Mary Theatre" → "who was on the faculty at the College of William & Mary for 35 years, where she established the William & Mary Theatre"
  • Done.
• "Born in Ohio, Hunt taught as an English teacher" → "Born in Ohio, Hunt worked as an English teacher"
  • Done. "Taught as a teacher" what was I thinking?!
• "Hunt participated in research and, following her retirement from the college, edited a book" → "Hunt conducted research and, following her retirement from the college, edited a book"
  • I tried another option. Please check if you like it.
• Could we include (1890-1971) in the short description per WP:SDDATES?
  • It doesn't quite fit with WP:SD40 but I could try truncating the non-digit portion of the description. I think any description of Hunt is sufficient to serve the shortdesc's disambiguation purpose.
• Could we link "faculty" to academic staff?
  • I feel like that may be overlinking of a common term, but I'll do it and let anyone who doesn't like it remove it.

Early life and career

• "She then taught at John Marshall High School in Richmond, Virginia, where she would remain for several years." → "She then taught at John Marshall High School in Richmond, Virginia, where she remained for several years."
  • Done.

Work at William & Mary

• "the building featured a large auditorium, which intended as a host events featuring public speaking" → "the building featured a large auditorium, which was intended to host events featuring public speaking"
  • Done.

• "students liked Hunt for her punctuality and demanding nature, and Chandler felt that he had made the right decision" → "students liked Hunt for her punctuality and demanding nature, and Chandler felt he had made the right decision"
  • Done.

• "The course had been initially interpreted as easy by the students" → "The course was initially interpreted as easy by the students"
  • Done.

• "appearing after the play was published... the year prior" → "appearing after the play was published... the previous year"
  • Done.

• "Hunt opposed encouraging students to pursue a career in theater and criticized professors who did so." → "Hunt opposed encouraging students to pursue careers in theater and criticized professors who did so."
  • Done.

MSincccc (talk) 12:42, 8 June 2026 (UTC)

@Pbritti That's all from me for the prose. I intend to conduct the source-to-text spot check over the weekend before we conclude. Best, MSincccc (talk) 06:37, 13 June 2026 (UTC)

Missed this ping. I'm rather busy tomorrow but wholly free Monday. I'll do my best to complete my side of the review then, if this is acceptable. Thank you for your thorough review. Best, ~ Pbritti (talk) 02:20, 14 June 2026 (UTC)

@MSincccc: Thanks for the review! I've addressed all your comments thus far. Please let me know if you encounter other things you need fixed. Best, ~ Pbritti (talk) 16:26, 15 June 2026 (UTC)

Thank you.

All's fine then. The spot check to follow. MSincccc (talk) 14:23, 16 June 2026 (UTC)

Source-to-text spot check

• 2-A graduate of Allegheny College, Professor Hunt later studied drama at Radcliffe College, under George Pierce Baker of Harvard

The NYT source does not mention "English".

• 6- Done

• 18- This source returns a 404 error. It works now. MSincccc (talk) 13:28, 18 June 2026 (UTC)
• 19- Done
• 20- Done
• 22- Done

• Pbritti That's all from me for the spot check. You could link to amphitheater as well. Best, MSincccc (talk) 15:17, 17 June 2026 (UTC)

  Great! Let me know if there is anything left for me to do! Best, ~ Pbritti (talk) 12:56, 18 June 2026 (UTC)

  Re. reference 2, the article states, "While at Radcliffe, Hunt studied under George Pierce Baker, a professor of English and drama," whereas the New York Times indicates that Hunt studied only drama under Baker.

  Apart from that, everything else looks good and we're fine to proceed. MSincccc (talk) 14:06, 18 June 2026 (UTC)

  Sorry for the delayed response. That's based on a glossing derived from his article (glossing is typically a bit looser on sourcing, even in FAs). Since you raised it, I'll drop it. Best, ~ Pbritti (talk) 21:27, 19 June 2026 (UTC)

  No worries. All's fine then. Good to proceed. MSincccc (talk) 07:11, 20 June 2026 (UTC)

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.