Cool Chicks from History Missing from Wikipedia: September 2017
Every few months, Cool Chicks from History puts together a list of women missing from Wikipedia. Wikipedia is often the first source people check when looking for information, but Wikipedia has a documented gender problem There’s a whole Wikipedia article about it! More men than women edit Wikipedia and that leads to a imbalance in what topics are included and how detailed the entries are.
“Why don’t you just write the articles then, Cool Chicks from History? Why do you try to crowdsource it?” Well, mostly because it takes about as much time to write this list as it does to write a single detailed new Wikipedia entry. Also crowdsourcing encourages more people to participate in shaping Wikipedia.
Dozens of new articles have been created after a woman was listed as a Cool Chick from History Missing from Wikipedia. Some examples: Helen Octavia Dickens, Eunice Dennie Burr, and Thea Tewi.
If you are interested in learning how to edit Wikipedia articles, there is a tutorial here. There is also a place for friendly Wikipedia help here.
The List of queens regnant on Wikipedia needs to be reworked to match Wikipedia’s guidelines.
Cora Reynolds Anderson (Native American politician) does not have a Wikipedia page, but she is mentioned on the Michigan Women’s Hall of Fame page. More information: 1, 2, 3, 4
Balthild (Frankish queen) has a Wikipedia page with plenty of good sources, but it is very confusing to read and it needs a good edit. Cool Chicks from History post.
Helen Woodrow Bones (White House hostess) does not have a Wikipedia page, but she is mentioned on the Wikipedia page for Edith Wilson. More information: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Jeanne Campbell (US fashion designer) does not have a Wikipedia page, but she is mention on the Coty Award page. More info: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Margaret Swan Forbes (US athlete) does not have a Wikipedia page, but she is mention on the Texas Women’s Hall of Fame page. More information: 1, 2, 3
Eliza Monroe Hay (First Daughter and Acting First Lady) does not have a Wikipedia page. More information: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Mabel White Holmes (US inventor) does not have a Wikipedia page, but she is mentioned on the Michigan Women’s Hall of Fame page and she is mentioned on her grandson’s page. More information: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Martha Johnson Patterson (First daughter and Acting First Lady) does not have a Wikipedia page, but she is mentioned on her mother’s page and her husband’s page. More information: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Perretta Petone (French physician) does not have a Wikipedia page, but she is mentioned on the page for Guillemette du Luys. More information: 1, 2, 3
Juliet Barrett Rublee (US birth control advocate and filmmaker) does not have a Wikipedia page, but her husband does. Juliet is also mentioned on the page for the American Birth Control League page. More information: 1, 2, 3
María Asunción Sandoval de Zarco (Mexican lawyer) does not have a Wikipedia page but she is mentioned on the list of first female lawyers by country. More information: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Ursula Sternberg-Hertz (US/German Artist) does not have a Wikipedia page. More info: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Polingaysi Qoyawayma/Elizabeth Q. White (Hopi teacher) does not have a Wikipedia page, but she is mentioned on the Arizona Women’s Hall of Fame page and her nephew’s page. More information: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
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