Talk:Chronology of early-modern British women playwrights

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New lists

Originally, List of early-modern women playwrights (England, Wales, and Great Britain) was organized chronologically. But as it grew, it became unwieldy. Also, it was difficult to search for individuals unless you knew their dates, so while it was useful for those interested in the development of the theatre, it was also limited. In addition, there are two sister lists, List of early-modern women novelists (England, Wales, and Great Britain) (also new!) and List of early-modern women poets (England, Wales, and Great Britain), both of which are organized alphabetically. So, I reordered List of early-modern women playwrights (England, Wales, and Great Britain) alphabetically as well, and created this new page for the original, chronological list. I hope that meets with the approval of all those who have been working so hard on these lists! — scribbling woman 16:10, 13 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Suggestion to retire this article

Hello, all editors interested in early theatre! For a history of this list, read the topic above. As long as both lists were fairly static it seemed reasonable to have two, but today I have been adding names to the alphabetical list and plan to continue, so I think that it is time to retire the chronological list rather than attempt to keep it current. I will leave this message here for awhile and see if it generates any discussion. If not, I will remove the linkages between the two and propose this for deletion.— scribbling woman 22:42, 13 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Redirect/Merge

As per the discussion referenced by template at the top of this page, I converted the text-based list of the more complete List of early-modern British women playwrights into a table, and turned this shorter list into a redirect. — scribbling woman 23:17, 10 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]