Alison Settle

Article summary

Alison Towers Settle née Alison Violet de Froideville Fuchs (18 January 1891 in Clapham, London – 14 September 1980 in Worthing, Sussex) was a British fashion journalist and editor. Settle's career in fashion journalism spanned over seven decades, from the 1910s to the 1970s. She wrote for publications including The Observer and The Lady, edited British Vogue from 1926 to 1935, and belonged to government bodies tasked with improving British design and taste. Alison Settle's archive is located at the University of Brighton Design Archives.

Key claims

1. date of death: 1925 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of death: 1980 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. publication date: 1937 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. publication date: 1963 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the date of death is "1925". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of death is "1980". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the publication date is "1937". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the publication date is "1963". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
7. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1375014817