User talk:Ssmith551

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Article Evaluation[edit]

A few questions to consider (don't feel limited to these):

Is each fact referenced with an appropriate, reliable reference?

 Yes, the authors used over 200 references.

Is everything in the article relevant to the article topic? Is there anything that distracted you?

 Everything included in the article is relevant to the subject and does not go off topic.

Is the article neutral? Are there any claims, or frames, that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?

 The article is completely neutral and the authors don't make any biased claims or speak about their own opinions. The article is focused on the subject and his story.

Where does the information come from? Are these neutral sources? If biased, is that biased noted?

 Most references were found from books, all secondary sources. None were biases and it seems as though all were neutral.

Are there viewpoints that are over represented, or underrepresented?

 There were a lot of relevant topics discussed on his page that was about how his art career took off and what he painted. Some view points may have been over represented. His early child hood was talked about a lot and the writers talked about where Van Gogh got his inspiration from as though they asked him themselves.

Check a few citations. Do the links work? Is there any close paraphrasing or plagiarism in the article?

 The links work though since there is a lot of information in this article it is hard to tell if there was any plagiarism but i did notice a few close paraphrasing in a few of the links that I checked.

Is any information out of date? Is anything missing that could be added?

 I think that there was more than enough information provided on this Wikipedia page. The authors included details from his early childhood, to his artwork and even long after his death. Some articles may have even been overly long in proportion to their importance. Many sources were old, but since Van Gogh died years ago there is not much more information to update the page.

Anotated Bib[edit]

Bibliography

 Bowman, John S. "Bremer, Edith Terry." The Free Dictonary. Cambridge University Press, 1995. Web.

•This short article explains her purpose and gives a short list of her background accomplishments. •"social reformer; born in Hamilton, N.Y. Educated at the University of Chicago (1907), shepioneered immigrant social service work. She gained prominence as founder (1910) and leader of the International Institute movement, whichworked to improve the lives of female immigrants. She directed the YWCA Department of Immigration and Foreign Communities (c. 1920–32)and founded the National Institute of Immigrant Welfare (1933–54).

 Cullen-DuPont, Kathryn. Encyclopedia of Woman's History in America. N.p.: n.p., n.d. Infobase Publishing, 2009. Web.

•This book explains what happened in the later years of her life and when she died. •Edith Bremer died on September 12, 1964 in Port Washington, New York.. •She acted as the institute’s director until her retirement in 1955.

 Fox, Cybelle. Three Worlds of Relief: Race, Immigration, and the American Welfare State from the Progressive Era to the New Deal. N.p.: n.p., n.d. Princeton University Press, 2012. Web.

•This book goes more into depth what she accomplished. •Edith Terry Bremer, an immigrant rights advocate, challenged social workers at the start of the Depression to recognize their position”

 Mohl, Raymond A. The International Institute Movement and Ethnic Pluralism. N.p.: n.p., n.d. Immigration History Research Center. Web.

•This book contains more backstory and earlier life information. •“She graduated from the University of Chicago and served as a resident at the University of Chicago Settlement and the Union Settlement in New York.”

 Pozzetta, George E. "Americanization, Social Control and Philanthropy." Taylor & Francis, 1991. Web.

•This book talks more about her institution and her purpose in it. • “The first international institute began as a YWCA experiment in 1910 under the direction of settlement worker Edith Terry Bremer”. • “Over several decades, Edith Terry Bremer became the national spokesman for the International Institutes and for immigrant welfare generally. Her writings established the philosophy and the goals of the institute movement.”

 Sicherman, Barbara. Notable American Women: The Modern Period. N.p.: n.p., n.d. Harvard University Press. Web.

• “She alerted Institute workers to new developments in immigration law and urged sensitivity in dealing with ethnic communities. She also testified as an expert witness at congressional hearings on immigration policies and lobbied in Washington for more flexible and humane immigration laws.”