Margaret Wright

Article summary

Margaret or Peggy Wright may refer to: *Margaret Wright (British politician) (1940–2012), British Green Party politician *Margaret Wright (American politician) (1921–1996), U.S. presidential candidate in 1976 *Margaret Wright (lighthouse keeper) (1854–1933), Welsh rescuer of the Mumbles lifeboat crew *Margaret H. Wright (born 1944), American computer scientist *Margaret Theresa Robertson Wright (1789–1878), Texas pioneer and patriot, aka. "the Mother of Texas" *Peggy Wright, Canadian politician *Margaret Wright, fictional character on the U.S. TV series So Help Me Todd *Margaret Wright (discus thrower) (born 1919), winner of the 1935 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1944 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1919 — 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 birth is "1944". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of birth is "1919". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
5. 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=1316134188