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Latest comment: 1 year ago by Rjensen in topic dubious claims with no reliable source

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the text says: <blockquote>Reportedly the first American to advocate for the formation of a "league of nations," she was also reportedly the author of the original text used by United States President Woodrow Wilson to create his proposed covenant for the League of Nations, which was subsequently formed on January 10, 1920</blockquote>

the cited footnotes 1-5  do not give any support to the Covenant claim.  The League had been covered by hundreds of scholars in the last century--and I find zero links to her in any  scholarly sources.  There is a long article on Shapard online at https://archive.org/details/houstonspartinwo00bain/page/133/mode/1up?view=theater

it's a self-published book of biographies --  It had great detail on her league of nations proposal of 1913 but makes zero mention of Wilson using her ideas at any point.

I looked at a dozen major scholarly studies of Wilson and the League--zero mentions of any sort regarding Shapard.  Rjensen (talk) 19:35, 1 July 2025 (UTC)Reply