Vimala Devi

Article summary

Teresa da Piedade de Baptista Almeida (born ), known by her pen name Vimala Devi, is a Portuguese writer, poet, and translator. Born into an elite Goan caste of Roman Catholic Brahmins in Portuguese Goa, she settled in Lisbon, Portugal in 1957, later working as a translator, during which she adopted her pen name. In Portugal, she met her future husband, Manuel de Seabra, a fellow journalist and writer.

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1957 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1932 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. publication date: 1962 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. publication date: 1991 — 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 "1957". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of birth is "1932". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the publication date is "1962". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the publication date is "1991". 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=1371712126