Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Women in Red

Woman of the day: a new one each day from our women's biographies

Draft:Terri Libenson

I submitted this draft but it was rejected. I would be happy to have help with it. FloridaArmy (talk) 02:25, 6 September 2023 (UTC)

Done Victuallers (talk) 17:22, 9 September 2023 (UTC)

Siobhan Leachman: Wikimedia Laureate 2023

I've just discovered that Siobhan Leachman from New Zealand, this year's Wikimedia Laureate, is in fact Ambrosia10, an active contributor to Women in Red. Quite an achievement!--Ipigott (talk) 06:27, 7 September 2023 (UTC)[

Thanks @Ipigott! It was lovely catching up with Rosiestep and all the other amazing folk who contributed to the wonderful Wiki Women Summit at Wikimania 2023. I was overwhelmed but extremely proud to receive this years Wikimedia Laureate. Ambrosia10 (talk) 06:36, 7 September 2023 (UTC)

So well deserved, Siobhan! Congratulations! Glad I could be there in Singapore to watch you receive your award, and support you, and I'm looking forward to seeing what you do next! --Rosiestep (talk) 07:42, 7 September 2023 (UTC)

Wow - very well deserved Siobhan. We've spent a lot of time together on Twitter (R.I.P) and always pleased to see your posts and reports of your many many contributions. Excellent. Victuallers (talk) 14:14, 9 September 2023 (UTC)

Congratulations! Alanasings (talk) 15:57, 25 September 2023 (UTC)

Congrats and thanks for your contributions to the movement! ---Another Believer _(Talk) 14:31, 9 September 2023 (UTC)

Well done. Sounds like an a-mazing achievement :-) The Nookster (talk) 14:30, 30 September 2023 (UTC)

Rita Payés (new article)

I've promoted Rita Payés. Please take a minute to review. Also, I believe that her mother, Elisabeth Roma (d:Q113500408), is a good WIR candidate. Cheers, Cl3phact0 (talk) 07:35, 10 September 2023 (UTC)

• I've created the surname page at Payés - there are a couple of others - and some incoming redirects. PamD 09:56, 10 September 2023 (UTC)

  ...And created the new category Category:Catalonia College of Music alumni too! PamD 10:16, 10 September 2023 (UTC)

Edits to Baroness Shields page

My name is Laura and I work for Joanna Shields, Baroness Shields. The page was recently tagged for COI and advert issues. I posted here regarding my desire to address the substance of the tags with a re-write or heavy trims, to remove the promotional content. Since the page is about a high profile female politician and businessperson, I thought an editor or two from this WikiProject might be willing to join in here. Thanks in advance for your time. Best regards. LauTad89 (talk) 11:04, 11 September 2023 (UTC) Links edited for clarity by Dsp13 (talk) 13:49, 12 September 2023 (UTC).

Hello, Laura. I am working on the Spoken Wikipedia audio version of the article. I should have it ready soon. Alanasings (talk) 16:09, 25 September 2023 (UTC)

Joyce Sullivan (mezzo-soprano)

Hi all. I knocked off a quick stub on this singer because I noticed a page linking to the wrong person. The German language wiki page on this singer states she died on May 14, 2017 but does not cite where it got that information. I am having trouble locating a source to verify that and have left the English wiki page as a BLP. If anyone is willing to help locate a source like an obit I would appreciate it. Thanks.4meter4 (talk) 12:06, 11 September 2023 (UTC)

The date of death probably comes from the IMDB, but that isn't a reliable source. TSventon (talk) 12:30, 11 September 2023 (UTC)

Her Deutsche Nationalbibliothek ID says 1929-2017, also sourced to IMDB. TSventon (talk) 14:43, 12 September 2023 (UTC)

Year of death?

Amy Louisa Rye

I couldn't find a year of death for Amy Louisa Rye (b. 1851), an English social reformer and writer who emigrated to Canada. Perhaps someone else has access to a source that contains that info? --Rosiestep (talk) 15:45, 11 September 2023 (UTC)

Rosiestep, have you tried Ancestry.com, via the Wikipedia Library? This was my first attempt, there is a bug where the screen freezes as you select Ancestry.com and you have to refresh it. They have a record for Amy Louisa Haslam, born 1851, Brompton, Middlesex and died 24 Aug 1918, Kent as Amy Louisa Okey. TSventon (talk) 18:51, 12 September 2023 (UTC)

Thanks, TSventon, that was very helpful. --Rosiestep (talk) 04:50, 13 September 2023 (UTC)

She was apparently buried two days before her death, which shows how primary sources should be used with caution. TSventon (talk) 08:35, 13 September 2023 (UTC)

TSventon, I did some digging and found that Amy did remarry and her second husband (per per Familysearch.org) was Thomas Okay. With the year of death that you shared (1918), Newspapers.com turned up two obits for Amy with the 24 Aug 1918 date, but place of death being Thornbrook, Ewhurst, Surrey (not Kent). I incorporated the info from the newspaper articles in the subject's biography and used those references (rather than Ancestry.com). Didn't find anything about interment but I don't think that needs further research. Thanks again for your help! --Rosiestep (talk) 21:07, 13 September 2023 (UTC)

Rosiestep, the interment was just evidence that primary records can have errors. Can you add clippings from Newspapers.com? I admit I haven't done that myself. TSventon (talk) 21:35, 13 September 2023 (UTC)

TSventon, Good reminder. I commonly clip the obits I use but forgot to do so this time; now done. --Rosiestep (talk) 23:07, 13 September 2023 (UTC)

Elizabeth J. Smith

Would appreciate any hints on when Elizabeth J. Smith (b. 1842) died. She was a Canadian-born American social reformer and newspaper editor/publisher involved in the temperance movement. --Rosiestep (talk) 23:11, 13 September 2023 (UTC)

Her gravestone says she died on 6 July 1900; maybe the 1905 "Mrs. Ransom L. Smith" in Connecticut is someone else? (So many Smiths....) Penny Richards (talk) 23:48, 13 September 2023 (UTC)

Thanks, Penny. --Rosiestep (talk) 04:27, 14 September 2023 (UTC)

Deborah (Debby) McClatchy (Folk Singer / Musician)

I am seeking assistance to help me create an article about Deborah (Debby) McClatchy. She is an accomplished folksinger and musician that has performed in hundreds of music festivals in the United States and in at least four or five, if not more, countries. She is now officially retired but still active in local events and in community activities. I am a good friend of hers and wish to see that she receives the attention she deserves with an article in/on Wikipedia. I have access to a great deal of information but I do not have the requisite background nor the time to master the seemingly complex editing processes to do so. Is there anyone that can step up to the plate and help facilitate this? Ynnurb (talk) 16:01, 12 September 2023 (UTC)

Hello. As a starting point, I've created a Wikidata entry with her Authority control IDs and birth information from an archived copy of her website. If you can provide reliable sources (either online or in print) for her biographical information, particularly in regard to the notability criteria, that would be the greatest help to someone creating an article. Also, if you have a photo which you own the rights to, you could upload it to Commons. Nick Number (talk) 16:39, 12 September 2023 (UTC)

I have no understanding of an "Authority Control Number". That said I can provide a number of links and more text documents to support her background. For one thing, Debby was not born in San Francisco in 1945. She was actually born in Berkeley, California a "San Francisco Bay Area" city. I have a crude photocopy of her official birth certificate.

Debby has written a personal summary of her life but it lacks sufficient references to many of the events described.Can you explain how I should communicate or upload the hyperlinks and text documents? Ynnurb (talk) 17:45, 12 September 2023 (UTC)

Ok. I wouldn't upload her birth certificate due to privacy concerns. Under WP:ABOUTSELF, if she has stated her correct birth year and place in an interview or on an official website or social media account, that should be a sufficient source.

It might be simplest to make a subpage in your userspace (e.g. User:Ynnurb/Debby_McClatchy) with the information and links you have. Note that this will be visible to the world, so don't post anything sensitive. Nick Number (talk) 18:35, 12 September 2023 (UTC)

Kelly McKernan, named one of the 100 most influential people in AI by Time

I just created an article for American artist Kelly McKernan who was recently named by Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential figures in AI. Thriley (talk) 20:40, 12 September 2023 (UTC)

Draft:Tinatin Berdzenishvili

A wiki friend has reached out to me requesting assistance with this (draft) article about the ED of the Georgian (country) national broadcaster. As I don't have expertise with BLPs, hoping others can assist. --Rosiestep (talk) 01:33, 13 September 2023 (UTC)

Draft:Gail_Renard

I wonder if anyone can assist in proving the notability of Gail Renard? She's been a TV writer since the 1970s, won a BAFTA, has interesting connections & is a dedicated advocate for writing at UK national level. I got some great (slightly older) references from Megalibrarygirl, but still it doesn't seem to be enough, OR I am making some awful rookie error... HGoody (talk) 10:15, 13 September 2023 (UTC)

Hi there, HGoody. I think you might find it useful to look at the guidance in some of our essays, perhaps starting with the summary in our Ten Simple Rules. It is important to find at least three reliable independent sources containing coverage in support of the information you include in the biography. From the point of view of reviewers, it is preferable to start with a fairly short article based on these sources rather than introducing other information based on sources where the name of the subject is just mentioned along with others or on primary sources directly associated with the subject. If you think you can improve your article along these lines, you can let me know when you think it is ready for inclusion and I'll try to help you along. Happy editing!--Ipigott (talk) 16:12, 13 September 2023 (UTC)

HGoody: Good to see you're now a member of Women in Red. Looking forward to helping you along.--Ipigott (talk) 06:28, 14 September 2023 (UTC)

Thank you so much for your help and encouragement. I will re-jig the article to be shorter as you suggest. I wonder if you could tell me if any of these sources are likely to be successful in supporting Gail Renard's notability, if I used them in a shorter piece?

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-montreal-star/130858156/

https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2001/1203/395434-bafta/

https://writersguild.org.uk/wggb-sends-solidarity-from-brussels/ HGoody (talk) 06:57, 14 September 2023 (UTC)

HGoody: I'm happy to see you are progressing along the lines I recommended. It's not too easy to come to grips the Wikipedia requirements for biographies of living people and the first article is always the most difficult to bring up to standard. Although it's from 1977, the first item provides some basic background. The second is useful in connection with the BAFTA award. And the third, as it's so recent, provides information on her current activities. The Lennon incident is covered quite well in this Guardian article and gives her age at the time. Drawing on these four, you could put together quite an informative article which is likely to meet basic notability requirements. Please let me know when you think it is ready. (P.S. You might like to include the WiR template {{User WikiProject Women in Red}} on your user page which would not only show others your interest in the project but would prevent your user name being displayed in red in discussions like this.) --Ipigott (talk) 06:30, 15 September 2023 (UTC)

Thank you! I have chopped out a lot of detail and focused on the lobbying aspect, and also left in the Lennon & BAFTA stuff. If you get a chance to take a look I would really like to know what you think HGoody (talk) 15:29, 21 September 2023 (UTC)

HGoody: Great! I'll look at it tomorrow.--Ipigott (talk) 18:05, 21 September 2023 (UTC)

HGoody: Now in mainspace. I've provided wikilinks from 14 articles in which she is mentioned (see What links her in LH margin). Maybe on this basis you can include some of her most successful works, TV series, etc. I see that there are references to her date of birth in December 1951 but I am still confused about her nationality, Canadian, British or both. Sorry you had such a difficult time with this but now you know the basic criteria for notability, you should be able to create further biographies more easily.--Ipigott (talk) 06:22, 22 September 2023 (UTC)

Thank you so much for your help with this, it's been such a useful learning experience.

I still feel as though I am blundering about on here, but this is very encouraging! HGoody (talk) 06:40, 22 September 2023 (UTC)

Draft:Nancy Nash (actress)

I would be happy to have help with this draft, newspaper coverage particularly. Thanks. FloridaArmy (talk) 13:26, 15 September 2023 (UTC)

Seems promising from a quick news archive search. I should be able to help out. Silverseren^C 01:33, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

Sarah Bird Northrup Ridge and Sarah Bird Northrup Ridge House

This is a fascinating subject if anyone is interested in American history. See this Encyclopedia of Arkansas writeup. Came across her working on Draft:Arkansas Female Academy whose matriarch missionary and educator educator Sophia Sawyer (1792–1854) is also fascinating. Unrelated but also interesting is Huntsville Female Academy in Huntsville, Alabama. FloridaArmy (talk) 01:20, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

Every British woman, eight years, what next?

So I'm doing a woman article a day, I'm up to ~260 this year, and I told you (see above) I think I have done every woman in the ODNB from when we started this project, so who to do next? I've started on Australian women in the ADB from when WIR started. The list I'm using is this one... see you in another 8 years? Victuallers (talk) 15:17, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

Victuallers: Looks like a good list to work on. I see that almost half of them are already blue links. It will be interesting to see how long it takes to cover them all.--Ipigott (talk) 17:48, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

@Victuallers: Thank you for joining me in writing about Aussie women! Please, however, consider using the WIR Wikidata Redlist for the ADB. I keep an eye on new Aussie articles almost daily and try to ensure that common names (as required by Wikipedia) match the full names used in the ADB, so this list should be accurate. Also, as you would know, the Wikidata items often include links to other informative databases that help with article creation. Oronsay (talk) 20:19, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

I have thought about that, but the advantage to me of using an old search query is that its not a moving target as the ADB will continue to add new names. I feel sure that my additions will hit both lists as the lisst I am using should be a subset of the ADB list. It looks to me asif either list is now doable. I did two more today. Victuallers (talk) 22:33, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

Interesting research report

I've just come across "Wiki-based Communities of Interest: Demographics and Outliers", a research report which documents poor recognition of STEM awards won by women as a result of insufficient information in Wikidata and Wikipedia. More details on our Research page.--Ipigott (talk) 06:57, 18 September 2023 (UTC)

Sonya Friedman, host of CNN show in the 80s/90s

I recently created a draft for Sonya Friedman. She was the host of a program on CNN in its early days. She may be most well known for an interview she had with an obviously drunk/high James Brown that was a popular video in the early days of YouTube. Thriley (talk) 23:32, 18 September 2023 (UTC)

Digitized women’s magazines

Hey all, I’ve just seen this rather extraordinary directory to centuries’ worth of digitized women’s magazines from a variety of countries! Wanted to flag it for all who might find it useful, and also ask whether anyone has an idea for the best place to save it? I just added it to external links on Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red/Resources—do we suppose that’s the best place for it? Innisfree987 (talk) 00:31, 19 September 2023 (UTC)

Great find, Innisfree987. It will no doubt prove particularly useful for those of us interested in women involved in fashion. I found the international lists particularly interesting. I see some of the foreign magazines have articles in their own languages but it looks as if many of them also deserve articles in English (see Category:Fashion magazines and subcats). I'm not too sure how easy it is carry out searches on them. I'll start experimenting with the Danish Chik and perhaps a few of the German-language ones. The directory should prove particularly useful the next time we focus on fashion. The last time we did so was in October 2019. Looks like we could cover the topic again soon. Maybe sometime we could also focus on women's magazines.--Ipigott (talk) 06:47, 19 September 2023 (UTC)

Tatiana Wedenison (new stub)

I've published a brief article about Tatiana Wedenison. Please review and expand where possible. Cheers, Cl3phact0 (talk) 10:07, 19 September 2023 (UTC)

Soo Bae

Just discovered this unreferenced BLP on a cellist. If anyone is looking for a project it would be useful to source this to something other than the subject's website.4meter4 (talk) 13:58, 19 September 2023 (UTC)

Submitted article for Diane Muldrow

I created and submitted an article for children's author Draft:Diane Muldrow. I couldn't find information on her early life before college and other than her instagram, there's not a lot of information about her personal life. This is actually my first page I've ever submitted so pretty exciting. Many of the sources are her own website or from her publisher, but I tried to keep any info I took from there pretty basic. Daxsymbiote (talk) 20:28, 20 September 2023 (UTC)

There are probably sufficient reviews of Everything I Need to Know I Learned from a Little Golden Book on that article, to evidence WP:NAUTHOR 3 ("such work must have been the primary subject of multiple independent periodical articles or reviews,") on Draft:Diane Muldrow. iirc, there is a template, or if not there is a style, for listing a plurality of reviews for a book, on an author page ... sadly I don't know what the style / template is. --Tagishsimon (talk) 22:25, 20 September 2023 (UTC)

Daxsymbiote: To establish notability, you need to draw on at least three informative independent sources, for example from recognized newspapers, journals or in connection with awards, etc. As explained above, critical reviews of her works could also be included. Unfortunately most of the sources you have used up to now are closely related to Muldrow herself. You can find further guidance in our essays. If you think you can develop the biography along these lines, let me know when you think it's ready and I'll try to help you along. Happy editing!--Ipigott (talk) 14:14, 21 September 2023 (UTC)

Here's something for a start. There's also quite a bit of background here. I think these could be useful.--Ipigott (talk) 14:40, 21 September 2023 (UTC)

@Daxsymbiote: Now promoted as Diane Muldrow. Good work; thank you. --Tagishsimon (talk) 23:13, 21 September 2023 (UTC)

Woman in Sacred Song: A Library of Hymns, Religious Poems and Sacred Music by Woman

I was Google searching the name of a severely minor (as it turned out) nineteenth-century poet a little while ago (Annie Lenthal Smith, if anyone fancies trying to develop an article about her - I just created a category on Commons), and turned up this book on Google Books. Looks like it might be of interest to someone with a bent towards nineteenth-century women poets; I don't know offhand how many of the listed women are notable, or how many have articles. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 22:10, 21 September 2023 (UTC)

That's a great book, Ser Amantio di Nicolao, and I've used it as a reference from time-to-time. Thanks for mentioning it now, during our {{WIR-282}} "Women Writers" annual editathon! --Rosiestep (talk) 13:07, 24 September 2023 (UTC)

... and now, there's this: Woman in Sacred Song. --Rosiestep (talk) 17:24, 24 September 2023 (UTC)

Marina Scalafiotti

Here is another unreferenced BLP on an Italian pianist if someone is looking for a project. It's been tagged since 2008.4meter4 (talk) 16:33, 22 September 2023 (UTC)

Snu Abecassis - publisher

Hello folks, I started an article for Danish-Portuguese publisher Snu Abecassis today, but I wondered if someone who read Portuguese (or even Danish @Ipigott:) might be able to add more about her publishing career? She's certainly notable, but I'd love for there to be more focus on her career than her partner and death to be honest. Thanks in advance Lajmmoore (talk) 10:20, 23 September 2023 (UTC)

Lajmmoore: I'm afraid I can't find much about her in Danish. If there's something specific you would like me to explore in either Danish or Portuguese, please let me know. In any case, the article seems to be coming along quite well.--Ipigott (talk) 14:42, 24 September 2023 (UTC)

List of Shevchenko National Prize laureates

This list of Ukrainian artists and cultural figures appeared in my notifications and there's quite a few women on the list List of Shevchenko National Prize laureates for anyone looking for inspiration! Lajmmoore (talk) 10:22, 23 September 2023 (UTC)

Ajonye Paperture

Up for deletion. I can't imagine we have many articles on women lawyers from South Sudan... ♦ Dr. Blofeld 10:03, 24 September 2023 (UTC)

Unfortunately the article is almost entirely unsourced. I have added an archived copy to the single reference. TSventon (talk) 10:46, 24 September 2023 (UTC)

Thanks. Sadly I can only see a pdf online, can't find any sources which could be used to make it stick. ♦ Dr. Blofeld 12:56, 24 September 2023 (UTC)

We moved it to Ajonye Perpetua and have hopefully saved it from deletion now! ♦ Dr. Blofeld 08:36, 26 September 2023 (UTC)

Unreferenced BLP

Mariella Adani has been tagged for sources since 2010 if anyone is looking for a project.4meter4 (talk) 21:07, 24 September 2023 (UTC)

Kirsten Sødal

I just came across the bio for Norwegian writer Kirsten Sødal, which claims she died on 22 February 2022. I have been unable to find any reference for this and hope that someone else may be able to do so. Oronsay (talk) 08:08, 25 September 2023 (UTC)

I can't find anything either, which is surprising because she was apparently notable enough that her birthdays etc. were covered in the local newspaper.[1] Her date of death was added to both our article and nowiki by To2uk[2][3] – perhaps they can shed some light? – Joe (talk) 08:22, 25 September 2023 (UTC)

Considering they haven't been active since that edit over a year ago, it seems doubtful that they will be responding here. If we can't find any sources for the claim, then it should be removed. Silverseren^C 12:28, 25 September 2023 (UTC)

I haven't found anything either. The Norwegian article has the same DOD but unsourced.--Ipigott (talk) 19:27, 25 September 2023 (UTC)

I don't think it's a good idea to list her as dead based on an unsourced edit on nowiki. Aschehoug still lists her as being living and no other site lists her as dead. There are enough hits on her in the National Library of Norway's website that her death would be noted imo on more than a few newsites in Norway. All of the Norwegian directories (gulesider, 1881.no, 180.no) still list her as living and they are pretty quick at updating that info. So I'd say revert the changes to the enwiki article (and the nowiki article) and list her as living until we know otherwise. -Yupik (talk) 09:31, 26 September 2023 (UTC)

Thank you all for your research and comments. I have made the enwiki changes and noted it on her Talk page. Oronsay (talk) 10:27, 26 September 2023 (UTC)

@Oronsay: Probability is she did die in early 2022, per https://www.dkg.is/static/files/skjol_landsamband/utgafa_blod_frettabref/euforia_spring_2022_taka2.pdf page 10. --Tagishsimon (talk) 12:38, 26 September 2023 (UTC)

This is her, that is correct OakSounds (talk) 12:54, 26 September 2023 (UTC)

Hi! I knew her personally, so thats why I made the edit.

OakSounds (talk) 12:47, 26 September 2023 (UTC)

Here are the obituaries, if that qualifies as a source OakSounds (talk) 12:52, 26 September 2023 (UTC)

Thank you. Her death has now been restored and ref added. Oronsay (talk) 06:26, 27 September 2023 (UTC)

AFD Joan Gilmore

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Joan Gilmore

Seriously folks ... " a recipe for a good life but it is not the stuff of notability".

This was Joan Gilmore:

Williams, JaNae. "'A real treasure': Former Oklahoman news editor, journalism hall of famer Joan Gilmore dies at 94". The Oklahoman. Retrieved 25 September 2023. — Maile (talk) 14:05, 25 September 2023 (UTC)

Yunhee Min - Korean-American artist based in Los Angeles, Awarded 2022 Guggenheim Fellowship

Hello Women in Red!

My draft for the artist Yunhee Min was rejected due to "lack of notability". Yunhee Min is a Korean-American artist based in LA. She was awarded a 2022 Guggenheim Fellowship, is a full-time professor at UC Riverside, and is represented by galleries in New York and Los Angeles. My draft included "significant coverage ... in published, reliable, secondary sources" including the NY Times, the LA Times, Artforum and Art In America.

If anyone would be willing to help get this entry published I would be grateful: Draft:Yunhee Min

Her entry and rejection is included in the list of "New Additions" to "Women in Red": Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red/Drafts#New Additions

Thank you so much!

Ashley - ArtStudio4000 (talk) 18:14, 25 September 2023 (UTC)

@ArtStudio4000: Now promoted as Yunhee Min. Passes WP:NARTIST by reason of items in museum collections (and possibly passes other criteria - NPROF, GNG). Please format the external links a bit better - bare URLs are not so good. thx. --Tagishsimon (talk) 21:14, 25 September 2023 (UTC)

@ArtStudio4000: Thanks for the article. I made a number of edits to it; please let me know if you have any questions. --Rosiestep (talk) 14:58, 26 September 2023 (UTC)

Jess Scully

Just spotted this doing some new page patrolling. I've added a bunch of sources, and found plenty more during a search, but I'm struggling to get 500 bytes of prose written. I think it should be possible to get the article above stub level, but it'll involve pulling little bits from lots of different news sources over the past few years, and then getting one or two in depth interviews to fill it out. Can anyone help? Ritchie333 ^{(talk) (cont)} 11:42, 28 September 2023 (UTC)

Recording improvements on Twitter

The instructions for the meet-up pages say "Add TW after the article if you tweet it on Twitter". Given that Elon Musk is doing a sterling job of running TwitterX into the ground, and encouraging a rise in hate speech, do we still want to encourage publishing our work over there? Ritchie333 ^{(talk) (cont)} 14:10, 28 September 2023 (UTC)

Agreed. If WiR doesn't have a presence on Mastodon/the Fediverse yet, wikis.world or wikimedia.social could be natural homes. – Joe (talk) 15:05, 28 September 2023 (UTC)

I've been announcing my new articles on Mastodon since February. A couple months ago I stopped posting them individually on Twitter, and now only do a weekly summary thread there. Penny Richards (talk) 17:03, 28 September 2023 (UTC)

One of the most enthusiastic contributors to Twitter is Victuallers. It would be interesting to hear whether he thinks we should continue our support.--Ipigott (talk) 17:32, 28 September 2023 (UTC)

I'll give my two cents for what it's worth, probably less than two cents these days. I don't think we should shy away from posting in controversial locations. Our entire project is at one of the most controversial locations on the planet. Yes, there is hate speech. Confront it. I have no love for Twitter or whatever it is now, I don't use it myself, but I pretty much don't use any social media. But if WiR has a voice on Twitter then don't give it up, become louder. Do the other sites too, just don't concede ground. --ARoseWolf 18:17, 28 September 2023 (UTC)

• For what it's worth, if one doesn't have a Twitter account or no longer cares to log in, it is no longer possible to follow tweets; one can only pick them up in a Google search, which only covers the last couple of days. Espresso Addict (talk) 00:21, 29 September 2023 (UTC)

  • Just adding that running accounts take additional volunteer capacity. I was running the instagram, but have had to stop and now the channel is inactive (which I know doesn't look great). I think it would be great to have a presence on as many platforms as we can, but there are still volunteers behind them, and creating engaging content is a real skill!
  • A second thing to mention is that many platforms' algorithms now prioritise video content, so producing the tradtional "here is an excellent person and there bio" doesn't get so much traffic, and that video content is time intensive to make (it could take me an hour or more to edit an instagram video).

  Cheers Lajmmoore (talk) 11:01, 29 September 2023 (UTC)

We havn't stopped using Twitter cos its controversial, but because its broken, losing members and those who are left apologise for their lack of interest - to their reducing number of followers. I log in every few days and I feel bad looking at what used to be friendly and producyive place. The Twitter account still shows signs of life because I created tweets to appear a year in the future. I used to log in every day, change the banner to our woman of the day and tweet at least once every day and catch up on the tweets of our mates. The password for the account is available to one of our trusted members if you fancy a go. Creating a new account on Mastodon or X or Y or Z is easy. Learning to use a new platform (well) is a sizable investment. If I tweeted a couple of articles every day, how many here would ensure they were RT'd? Victuallers (talk) 21:51, 29 September 2023 (UTC)

Mary W. Loughborough

I started Draft:Arkansas Ladies' Journal but would be more than happy to merge and redirect if anyone is interested in writing up an entry on this suffragist and newspaper publisher (did she also write and edit it? are copies extant?) I will try to help if I can. Take care. FloridaArmy (talk) 18:23, 28 September 2023 (UTC)

• Bernadette Cahill has done an enlightening writeup about her here. Pretty fascinating. I believe she says hers was the first women's newspaper in the American South. FloridaArmy (talk) 18:30, 28 September 2023 (UTC)

• Cahill has written three books on suffrage and repated issues and is noted Here.

There is more on Cahill at: This Vicksburg Post article. FloridaArmy (talk) 18:34, 28 September 2023 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jessie Baetz

American composer and artist -- a search for specialist music sources would be particularly useful, if anyone has access. Cheers, Espresso Addict (talk) 00:18, 29 September 2023 (UTC)

Women in Red October 2023

Women in Red October 2023, Vol 9, Iss 10, Nos 251, 252, 284, 285, 286 Online events: New: Alphabet run G & H | Women in STEM | Geofocus: Sub-Saharan Africa Continuing: Peace and Diplomacy (year-long initiative) | #1day1woman See also Women in Green's "Around the World in 31 Days" Good Article editathon Tip of the month: When creating an article, check to see if there is an entry in the sister project Wikidata. If your subject is listed, the Wikidata information can be useful Other ways to participate: Become a member. You can always opt-out of notifications. Join the conversations on our talkpage. Help us plan future events. Follow us on social media: Facebook | Instagram | Pinterest | Twitter

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Ida McGlone Gibson

Since it's October and we're adding folks with a G in their name, I have long wanted to write an entry for Idah McGlone Gibson, but I wonder if she'd be considered important enough. She was a journalist and a columnist, and in her day (late 1800s to about 1930), she was syndicated by hundreds of newspapers and quoted by hundreds more. I've done quite a bit of research on her very interesting life (she was by today's standards a celebrity interviewers, chatting with everyone from First Ladies to baseball players to performers), but while I've done lots of edits on Wikipedia over the years, I've never done an article for you. Do you think Ida McGlone Gibson might be a worthy subject for one? Not sure what the criteria are! DonnaHalper (talk) 14:58, 29 September 2023 (UTC)

Hi, DonnaHalper. I did a little research on Ida McGlone Gibson/Idah McGlone Gibson and found several reliable sources about her. It appears to me that she does meet WP:BIO notability requirements. Thanks for "finding" her and I hope you write her article! Regarding how to structure the a biography about a woman journalist, you might browse through this category for inspiration, Category:19th-century American women journalists, and/or this one, Category:20th-century American women journalists. If you have any other questions, you are warmly welcome to ask them! --Rosiestep (talk) 15:44, 29 September 2023 (UTC)

Thank you SO much for the reply. Being new at writing an entry for you folks, I want to make sure I do it right. I'm a visual learner and I may need someone to help walk me through how to start the entry-- I don't know all the code that one uses. (I've written many books & published many articles and I love doing research, but I've never done an entry for you nice folks, and your way of doing things is something I need to learn. To be honest, I don't always understand the written instructions ...) And yes, apologies for the typo-- I believe she was born "Ida" but she began spelling her name "Idah" to stand out, and it certainly worked. I'm excited about telling her story. I can think of a few other forgotten women who deserve a bio too, and perhaps I can tell theirs as well. Much love to you. DonnaHalper (talk) 16:08, 29 September 2023 (UTC)

DonnaHalper: You'll find some basic guidance at Help:Your first article but I would be happy to help you along. You could start putting something together in user:DonnaHalper/Idah McClone Gibson and let me know when you would like me to take a look. Don't be too worried about making mistakes. The important thing is to make a start. Happy editing!--Ipigott (talk) 17:28, 29 September 2023 (UTC)