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I would like to suggest moving this article to 'Elizabeth Mary Wright'. This seems to be the way she is cited in all works she jointly published with her husband, as well as her own books. I have a signed copy of her life of Joseph, and her signature there includes the 'Mary'. --Pfold (talk) 12:09, 14 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

  • @Pfold: I'm not sure if I have any strong feelings either way - I opted for the "(linguist)" diambiguation epithet as an effort at futureproofing - most of the other Elizabeth Wright's didn't have middle names used in their biographies (but that isn't to say that they don't/didn't have them) and this seemed the path of least resistance. I haven't, admittedly, looked up any WP policy on naming conventions that are especially relevant to this question. If it comes to a vote I'll Abstain. Zakhx150 (talk) 13:31, 14 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@Zakhx150:If there is a WP principle, I think it must be "What name will people be looking for?" I don't think she's ever referred to as plain Elizabeth Wright, and she certainly doesn't refer to herself that way. If you're agnostic on this, then I think I will go ahead and move - anyone looking for plain "Elizabeth Wright" will be taken to the disambiguation page in any case. And it can always be moved back at a later date if enough people think it's necessary. --Pfold (talk) 22:51, 14 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Tolkien

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I've come across a reference to an article on EMW's influence on Tolkien, but have not yet been able to track down a copy:

  • Ryan, J S (2009). "An Important Influence: His Professor's Wife, Mrs Mary Elizabeth (Lea) Wright". Tolkien’s View: Windows into his World. Zürich, Jena: Walking Tree.

If anyone has access to this... --Pfold (talk) 11:44, 18 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]