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The result of the move request was: Not moved. Nathan Johnson ( talk) 20:26, 30 May 2013 (UTC) reply



Ann Dunham Stanley Ann Dunham – So we can make this page a disambig for her and the equestrian. Ranze ( talk) 17:52, 20 May 2013 (UTC) reply

You have a point, F&H. I wouldn't object to that. Tvoz/ talk 05:17, 21 May 2013 (UTC) reply
Agreed. I hadn't noticed the difference in spelling before. Powers T 12:42, 21 May 2013 (UTC) reply
  • Oppose. Completely unnecessary and not usual WP practice. -- Necrothesp ( talk) 13:17, 21 May 2013 (UTC) reply
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Ought

It ought to be possible to ascertain if Ann's degree was in anthropology or mathematics. Even if the records are conflicting, those there at the time should remember the subject she studied.

It seems that she did not study maths. Her whole later career was based on anthropology.
The University in Hawaii does have a maths department. Ann might not have been there.
Ann seems to have studied Russian, still not maths.
Alice Dewey, Ann's friend, denies that maths was ever studied by Ann. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.134.169.72 ( talk) 13:33, 4 July 2013‎ (UTC) reply
See http://www.anthropology.hawaii.edu/News/Announcements/Dunham/dunham.html — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.143.239.144 ( talk) 10:01, 28 August 2013 (UTC) reply

1965

¶ Dunham married Soetoro on 15 March 1965. This according to an application for a passport amendment and, again, for a renewal of a passport, signed by her and submitted to the US Dept of State. Images of these two documents are readily findable using picture search engines including Bing and Google, for "Stanley Ann Dunham & passport". I don't know what to do to adequately cite these as sources but they are genuine and both claim her wedding date as March 15, 1965. Would someone PLEASE write this in the proper way for me. Sussmanbern ( talk) 00:17, 18 October 2013 (UTC) reply

Math degree error apparently corrected

What is the source for the UH Manoa registrar's office saying that she earned a math bachelors degree? I just called them, and they say anthropology. 104.128.96.117 ( talk) 19:29, 21 August 2014 (UTC) reply

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First Sentence Ambiguity

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  • I teach, when in doubt divide into multiple sentences, which is what I'm gonna do. Bellagio99 ( talk) 19:39, 9 January 2017 (UTC) reply

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She's notable for being the mother of President Barack Obama, not as an anthropologist. The Lede should reflect this immediately in the 1st sentence. Also there are nude pics being circulated online claiming they are of her, and I wonder if the Article should address this directly, whether it's true or not, etc... Tym Whittier ( talk) 18:48, 27 November 2018 (UTC) reply

Tym Whittier. Thanks for the heads-up. She's mentioned as Obama's mother in the second sentence, and she was a good anthropologist, so I think the lede is ok as is. As for the purported nude pics, with photoshop scams these days, there's a lot of questionable photos. Having read the main bio book of her, I didn't have the sense that nude pics were her thing. And WP:BLP cautions us to be very reticent about that stuff. Bellagio99 ( talk) 19:28, 27 November 2018 (UTC) reply

The lady is dead and gone. She isn’t alive to defend herself. I believe the photos are her. But they don’t add anything and are only hurtful to her surviving family. F. L. ( talk) 01:59, 22 May 2020 (UTC) reply

Stanley Dunham is listed as both a "she" and a "he". I do not know how to correct.

Stanley Dunham is listed as both a "she" and a "he". I do not know how to correct. 195.252.196.90 ( talk) 18:22, 15 August 2023 (UTC) reply

Where specifically are you seeing this? Her father's name was also Stanley. Cullen328 ( talk) 18:33, 15 August 2023 (UTC) reply
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The result of the move request was: Not moved. Nathan Johnson ( talk) 20:26, 30 May 2013 (UTC) reply



Ann Dunham Stanley Ann Dunham – So we can make this page a disambig for her and the equestrian. Ranze ( talk) 17:52, 20 May 2013 (UTC) reply

You have a point, F&H. I wouldn't object to that. Tvoz/ talk 05:17, 21 May 2013 (UTC) reply
Agreed. I hadn't noticed the difference in spelling before. Powers T 12:42, 21 May 2013 (UTC) reply
  • Oppose. Completely unnecessary and not usual WP practice. -- Necrothesp ( talk) 13:17, 21 May 2013 (UTC) reply
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Ought

It ought to be possible to ascertain if Ann's degree was in anthropology or mathematics. Even if the records are conflicting, those there at the time should remember the subject she studied.

It seems that she did not study maths. Her whole later career was based on anthropology.
The University in Hawaii does have a maths department. Ann might not have been there.
Ann seems to have studied Russian, still not maths.
Alice Dewey, Ann's friend, denies that maths was ever studied by Ann. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.134.169.72 ( talk) 13:33, 4 July 2013‎ (UTC) reply
See http://www.anthropology.hawaii.edu/News/Announcements/Dunham/dunham.html — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.143.239.144 ( talk) 10:01, 28 August 2013 (UTC) reply

1965

¶ Dunham married Soetoro on 15 March 1965. This according to an application for a passport amendment and, again, for a renewal of a passport, signed by her and submitted to the US Dept of State. Images of these two documents are readily findable using picture search engines including Bing and Google, for "Stanley Ann Dunham & passport". I don't know what to do to adequately cite these as sources but they are genuine and both claim her wedding date as March 15, 1965. Would someone PLEASE write this in the proper way for me. Sussmanbern ( talk) 00:17, 18 October 2013 (UTC) reply

Math degree error apparently corrected

What is the source for the UH Manoa registrar's office saying that she earned a math bachelors degree? I just called them, and they say anthropology. 104.128.96.117 ( talk) 19:29, 21 August 2014 (UTC) reply

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First Sentence Ambiguity

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  • I teach, when in doubt divide into multiple sentences, which is what I'm gonna do. Bellagio99 ( talk) 19:39, 9 January 2017 (UTC) reply

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She's notable for being the mother of President Barack Obama, not as an anthropologist. The Lede should reflect this immediately in the 1st sentence. Also there are nude pics being circulated online claiming they are of her, and I wonder if the Article should address this directly, whether it's true or not, etc... Tym Whittier ( talk) 18:48, 27 November 2018 (UTC) reply

Tym Whittier. Thanks for the heads-up. She's mentioned as Obama's mother in the second sentence, and she was a good anthropologist, so I think the lede is ok as is. As for the purported nude pics, with photoshop scams these days, there's a lot of questionable photos. Having read the main bio book of her, I didn't have the sense that nude pics were her thing. And WP:BLP cautions us to be very reticent about that stuff. Bellagio99 ( talk) 19:28, 27 November 2018 (UTC) reply

The lady is dead and gone. She isn’t alive to defend herself. I believe the photos are her. But they don’t add anything and are only hurtful to her surviving family. F. L. ( talk) 01:59, 22 May 2020 (UTC) reply

Stanley Dunham is listed as both a "she" and a "he". I do not know how to correct.

Stanley Dunham is listed as both a "she" and a "he". I do not know how to correct. 195.252.196.90 ( talk) 18:22, 15 August 2023 (UTC) reply

Where specifically are you seeing this? Her father's name was also Stanley. Cullen328 ( talk) 18:33, 15 August 2023 (UTC) reply

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