Talk:Mary Jemison

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[edit] Name

Things to edit after proper research is done: the name means something more like "two voices falling"; Seaver's account is most accurate because he's the one who interviewed her in the first place; more stuff as well. First finish research paper, then fix wiki.

68.48.123.250 04:10, 27 November 2005 (UTC) rejoicingapathy

I read Seaver's book, and when I read this Wiki entry I was surprised that it says Mary Jemison's name was

"...Dehgewanus, which means "Two Voices Falling" "

According to Seaver--who interviewed, and claims to be essentially quoting, Jemison--the name Dehgewanus

"...signifies a pretty girl, a handsome girl, or a pleasant, good thing. That is the name by which I have ever since been called by the Indians."

What is your source for "Two Voices Falling"?

129.21.157.149 19:21, 27 September 2007 (UTC)