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{{Ping|Paul2520}} Hi Paul, I have a question about editing women. What is the convention for referring to women by last name? Do you write their married name or maiden name? What if they did a lot of their work before marrying and adopting a new name? Please see Kathleen Antonelli for what I am talking about Ll25533 (talk) 21:58, 23 March 2022 (UTC)
: Great question, {{u|Ll25533}}! That article in particular is an interesting case, due to multiple last name changes.
: Here's what I think: in general, the name that the subject is most commonly known as should be used.
: However, for special cases where they are known as a different name throughout their life, it will be a case-by-case basis. You might want to bring this up on Kathleen's talk page.
: Here is a resource I looked at that may be of interest to you: {{section link |Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Biography|Changed names}}. I got there via {{section link |Wikipedia:Naming conventions (people)#Multiple and changed surnames – patronymics and matronymics}}. If you weren't already aware, the Manual of Style (and help pages in general) can be a rabbit hole! = paul2520 💬 22:09, 24 March 2022 (UTC)