Talk:Louise Perry

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Hey you pinged me on my talk page about this article.

Yeah I suspect Perry is notable... thought one thing I'm sort of thinking is what has she don't outside of a single book. She's a journalist, but I'm not sure that should really make you notable. Being a columnist is probably more notable - particularly if people respond to her.

I guess there's her work on extreme sexual violence and her (new) podcast. I doubt her podcasts is quite notable yet. Her sexual violence work maybe be.

There's might be other stuff that she's done. I guess she's been doing the rounds in the media... but that might still belong in the book page.

If we an find a secon thing she's done - or a bunch of stuff about the violence work I think this page is definitely notable. Also, I sort of agree that I get the impression that "her book is her" in some regards, so perhaps that is an argument for this page. Talpedia (talk) 21:34, 16 February 2023 (UTC)
 * I found a source about her work on sexual violence... which might be enough to justify this pages existence.
 * I tried finding other pages about her historically. It's interesting searchingn or a journalist because everythihng is written *by* her - not about her. Talpedia (talk) 22:00, 16 February 2023 (UTC)
 * For the moment I've added a redirect to the The Case Against the Sexual Revolution. We'll see if I or anyone else feels moved to fix this. Should she write a second book I imagine we will want a page on her directly. Talpedia (talk) 13:32, 18 February 2023 (UTC)
 * I’ve added some sources that might help expand the article. Do you think it would be appropriate to make a “views” section? There are likely subjects she’s commented on that are outside the purview of the book. Thriley (talk) 20:22, 3 August 2023 (UTC)
 * I think it would be valuable. The issue I had is that there were when I looked, more things written *by* Perry than about her... and I got the impression that perhaps people didn't feel the need to write about the views of someone who spent a lot of time published her views in newspapers.
 * What are the best practices surrounding summarizing primary sources ourselves? Also time has passed, so perhaps there is more about rather than by Perry Tal pedia 08:55, 4 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Is there anything out there about her education or where she was raised? Thriley (talk) 19:16, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

Which degrees were received?
I find it strange that university degrees are alluded to but not specified. Which degrees were received? Without that, I don't think it is a good idea to list universities in the biography box. I see a reference provided for "a degree" from SOAS (or whatever it is called). However, the article is behind a paywall. Is there any way you could provide a more accessible link? Surely she has a biography somewhere that specifies which degrees (if any) were obtained.Myatrrcc (talk) 03:33, 6 January 2024 (UTC)


 * Hi @Myatrrcc
 * This article in The Times indicates that Louise Perry gained a degree in Women's Studies from School of Oriental and African Studies in London; which Perry confirmed in one of her columns in 2020. I know she has debated at the Oxford Union, from this news article, but I haven't seen anything to suggest she did a Masters degree there. I think we go with what is clearly reported.
 * MatthewDalhousie (talk) 02:29, 8 January 2024 (UTC)
 * This source says “Perry worked in a rape crisis centre after she had finished her degree in Women’s Studies at Oxford” : . Thriley (talk) 03:07, 8 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Yes, noticed that. All the other sources (particularly the Times article that is cited) say it was SOAS. And while we must always be careful of primary sources, I think it is pertinent that in Perry's own writing she in the Spectator she says she went to SOAS. MatthewDalhousie (talk) 03:42, 8 January 2024 (UTC)