The Massachusetts Medievalist is still thinking about the medieval elements of Margaret Atwood's newest novel The Testaments. My last post of 2022 focused on Aunt Lydia, who I think Atwood named after Lydia O'Leary, founder of the skin care company Covermark and under-celebrated entrepreneur. That post ended with this observation: "Like many notable women, Lydia O'Leary doesn't have a Wikipedia page. I'm working to correct that now. Stay tuned."
Reading this leaves me pretty breathless. I have a feeling you will prevail. Good luck, if you need luck, many of us are with you in spirit, if that helps. Though, now I think of it, if there's anyone we can write to on your behalf, pls give us the address.
Further clarification: I heard from another feminist wikipedia angel who noted this crucial point: "You mention 'the Wikipedia editorial committee' - there is no such committee, but the perception that there is one is (imo) a real problem. What you submitted to was 'Articles for Creation', where editors with the permission to review AfC submissions can read your draft and check if it meets basic policy and notability guidelines. These editors aren't a committee, and most aren't admins or anything like that - they're just volunteers like you're a volunteer, except that they've been around long enough to show they know the ropes."
Update: Interstellar Gamer has approved it! I added some section headings and now Lydia is out in the world: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lydia_O%27Leary Thanks to the feminist Wikipedia angels!
Reading this leaves me pretty breathless. I have a feeling you will prevail. Good luck, if you need luck, many of us are with you in spirit, if that helps. Though, now I think of it, if there's anyone we can write to on your behalf, pls give us the address.
Further clarification: I heard from another feminist wikipedia angel who noted this crucial point: "You mention 'the Wikipedia editorial committee' - there is no such committee, but the perception that there is one is (imo) a real problem. What you submitted to was 'Articles for Creation', where editors with the permission to review AfC submissions can read your draft and check if it meets basic policy and notability guidelines. These editors aren't a committee, and most aren't admins or anything like that - they're just volunteers like you're a volunteer, except that they've been around long enough to show they know the ropes."
Update: Interstellar Gamer has approved it! I added some section headings and now Lydia is out in the world: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lydia_O%27Leary Thanks to the feminist Wikipedia angels!