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Moore became a [[Wikipedia editor]] in 2019.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2024/03/08/exp-international-womens-day-wikipedia-moore-live-030802pseg2-cnni-world.cnn |title=UK academic works to raise profile of women on Wikipedia |date=2024-03-08 |language=en |access-date=2024-04-09 |via=[[CNN]]}}</ref> Her initial editing focused on soldiers in [[World War I]], but she later decided to improve Wikipedia's coverage of women<ref name=":1" /> who are underrepresented in Wikipedia articles.<ref |
Moore became a [[Wikipedia editor]] in 2019.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2024/03/08/exp-international-womens-day-wikipedia-moore-live-030802pseg2-cnni-world.cnn |title=UK academic works to raise profile of women on Wikipedia |date=2024-03-08 |language=en |access-date=2024-04-09 |via=[[CNN]]}}</ref> Her initial editing focused on soldiers in [[World War I]], but she later decided to improve Wikipedia's coverage of women<ref name=":1" /> who are underrepresented in Wikipedia articles.<ref =: /> |
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In 2021, Moore started a project to create a Wikipedia article for a woman from every country in the world. She completed the project in 2024.<ref name=":0" /> As of March 2024, Moore has written 533 biographies of women,<ref name=":1" /> including [[Sharbat Gula]], [[Julia Chinn]], [[Jeanne Gapiya-Niyonzima]], [[Ólafía Einarsdóttir]] and [[Gloria Meneses]].<ref name=":0" /> |
In 2021, Moore started a project to create a Wikipedia article for a woman from every country in the world. She completed the project in 2024.<ref name=":0" /> As of March 2024, Moore has written 533 biographies of women,<ref name=":1" /> including [[Sharbat Gula]], [[Julia Chinn]], [[Jeanne Gapiya-Niyonzima]], [[Ólafía Einarsdóttir]] and [[Gloria Meneses]].<ref name=":0" /> |
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Lucy Moore is a British curator and doctoral student known for improving the coverage of women on Wikipedia.
Education
Moore earned a BA in Modern History in 2006 from Wadham College, University of Oxford, then an MA in 2009 from the Institute for Medieval Studies at the University of Leeds.[1] She is a doctoral student at the University of York.[2]
Career
Moore is an archaeologist and curator with the Leeds Museums and Galleries.[2] She also works as an unpaid carer.[3]
Wikipedia editing
Moore became a Wikipedia editor in 2019.[3][4] Her initial editing focused on soldiers in World War I, but she later decided to improve Wikipedia's coverage of women[4] who are underrepresented in Wikipedia articles.[2]
In 2021, Moore started a project to create a Wikipedia article for a woman from every country in the world. She completed the project in 2024.[3] As of March 2024, Moore has written 533 biographies of women,[4] including Sharbat Gula, Julia Chinn, Jeanne Gapiya-Niyonzima, Ólafía Einarsdóttir and Gloria Meneses.[3]
In 2021, she was named Up and Coming Wikimedian of the Year by Wikimedia UK.[2]
Personal life
See also
References
- ^ "Lucy Moore - Department of Archaeology, University of York". www.york.ac.uk. Retrieved 2024-10-13.
- ^ a b c d "Wikimedian award for Lucy". South Leeds Life. 2021-10-31. Retrieved 2024-10-13.
- ^ a b c d e Vinter, Robyn (2024-03-05). "UK academic's Wikipedia project raises profile of women around the world". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ a b c d UK academic works to raise profile of women on Wikipedia. 2024-03-08. Retrieved 2024-04-09 – via CNN.
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