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supported by inline references. In short, we likely have another candidate for deletion. And the organizational affiliation noted above is so weak that this award isn't mentioned in the organization's article at all, nor is this affiliation sourced. In fact, the article under consideration has absolutely no sources whatsoever – except for what is published on its own website. Our standards are higher than this.
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database I found these in has at least 20 more reliable source reviews of her books and works. The current state of her article just means that no one has spent the time or energy to write a decent referenced article, it does not mean that she is not notable.
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