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May 2021

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November 2021

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Per WP:BRD, please discuss your issues on the article talk page. Do not edit war. Beyond My Ken ( talk) 22:22, 28 September 2022 (UTC) reply

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Hello, Thanks for identifying that Randolph was not yet ten when her mother died.

I reverted it though, to call out that it is wrong to change content from a cited source. I made this change with sources that show that she was a few weeks shy of 10 when her mother died. And, I added a note that said that there was a source that (incorrectly) said that she was ten when her mother died.– CaroleHenson ( talk) 16:02, 1 January 2023 (UTC) reply

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