Lucy Moore (Wikipedia editor)
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.jpg) Moore in 2024 | |
| Alma mater | Wadham College, University of Oxford, University of Leeds |
| Occupation(s) | Archaeologist, curator, Wikipedia editor |
Lucy Moore is a British curator and doctoral student known for improving the coverage of women on Wikipedia. She was UK Wikimedian of the Year in 2022.
Education
[edit]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
[edit]Moore is an archaeologist and curator. As of 2021, she worked for the Leeds Museums and Galleries.[2] She also works as an unpaid carer.[3]
Wikipedia editing
[edit]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, ahead of International Women's Day.[5][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]
Moore also works to encourage others to volunteer on the effort to improve gender representation on Wikipedia,[6] including as an edit-a-thon leader.[7]
Honors
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In 2021, she was named Up and Coming Wikimedian of the Year by Wikimedia UK.[2] In 2022, she was UK Wikimedian of the Year.[8]
In 2024, she was one of several hundred women in Leeds recognized on a public sculpture called Ribbons by Pippa Hale.[9][10]
Personal life
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ Haines, Gavin (2024-03-08). "What went right this week: Wikipedia profiled unsung heroines, plus more". Positive News. Retrieved 2024-10-14.
- ^ "The Guardian view on Wikipedia's female volunteers: a hive heroism that changes history". The Guardian. 2024-03-08. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-10-14.
- ^ "Spaces that help trans people recognise their history are vital". Museums Association. 2024-05-07. Retrieved 2024-10-14.
- ^ "UK Wikimedian of the Year 2022 - Wikimedia UK". wikimedia.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-10-13.
- ^ "South Leeds women among those recognised on new sculpture". South Leeds Life. 2024-04-25. Retrieved 2024-10-13.
- ^ "Inspirational women feature in new city sculpture". West Leeds Dispatch. 2024-04-25. Retrieved 2024-10-13.
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