User:Apple063/Choose an Article

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Article Selection

Please list articles that you're considering for your Wikipedia assignment below. Begin to critique these articles and find relevant sources.

Option 1

Article title
Impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on abortion in the United States
Article Evaluation
  • The article's content is relevant to the topic.
  • The writing appears neutral in tone.
  • Each claim appears to have a citation.
  • The citations could be improved, with the inclusion of many more sources from peer-reviewed journals being possible.
  • This article appears to begin to address an equity gap in Wikipedia's knowledge base. It could include more information about how abortion bans during the pandemic particularly harmed historically marginalized communities.[1]
Sources

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Option 2

Article title
Mifepristone
Article Evaluation
  • The article's content is relevant to the topic.
  • The writing appears neutral in tone.
  • Each claim appears to have a citation.
  • The citations appear reliable.
  • The article does not appear to address one of Wikipedia's equity gaps.
  • The article should include updated information the legal status of the drug due to the ongoing legal battles about Americans' access to the drug as a means of medical abortion.[2]
Sources

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Option 3

Article title
Female hysteria
Article Evaluation
  • The article's content is relevant to the topic.
  • The writing appears neutral in tone.
  • Each claim appears to have a citation.
  • The citations appear reliable.
  • This article appears to begin to address an equity gap in Wikipedia's knowledge base.
  • This article could include more information on how the diagnosis of "hysteria" has long been gendered. For example, in the nineteenth century, it was a term weaponized against men accused that were deemed "too feminine."[3]
Sources

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Option 4

Article title
Wandering womb
Article Evaluation
  • The article's content is relevant to the topic.
  • The writing appears neutral in tone.
  • Some claims appear to be lacking direct citations.
  • The citations listed appear reliable.
  • This article begins to address an equity gap in Wikipedia's knowledge base but could be further improved by additional research into the subject. For example, treatments of the supposed condition could be further elaborated on, such as fumigations.[4]
Sources

Option 5

Article title
Dorothea Dix Hospital
Article Evaluation
  • The article's content is relevant to the topic.
  • The writing appears neutral in tone.
  • Some claims appear to be lacking direct citations.
  • The citations could be improved, with many listed being from one perspective: government and state officials.
  • This article begins to address an equity gap in Wikipedia's knowledge base but could be further improved by additional research into the history and conditions of the hospital, especially considering its former location in Raleigh.[5]
Sources

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  1. ^ Jones, Rachel; Lindberg, Laura; Witwer, Elizabeth (July 2020). "COVID-19 Abortion Bans and Their Implications for Public Health". Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health. 52 (2): 64 – via Duke University Libraries.
  2. ^ Michelson, Joan (March 13, 2023). "Walgreens' CEO Told Forbes That Listening Is Important. Then The Abortion Pill Saga Erupted". Forbes. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
  3. ^ Dmytriw, Adam (November 1, 2014). "Gender and Sex Manifestations in Hysteria Across Medicine and the Arts". European Neurology. 73 (1–2): 47–48 – via Duke University Libraries.
  4. ^ Faraone, Christopher (April 2011). "Magical and Medical Approaches to the Wandering Womb in the Ancient Greek World". Classical Antiquity. 30 (1) – via Duke University Libraries.
  5. ISBN 978-0-86526-332-1
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