User:Aileen216/Choose an Article

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
 * Gloria Steinem
 * Article Evaluation:This article is written from a neutral perspective and allows the reader to objectively learn about the life and work of Gloria Steinem. It allows the reader to come to their own conclusions and cites other reputable Wikipedia articles via quicklinks.
 * Sources:"Gloria Steinem Fast Facts". CNN. September 6, 2014. Archived from the original on November 9, 2014. Retrieved November 9, 2014.:"Gloria Steinem". Encyclopedia of World Biography. 2004. Archived from the original on November 9, 2014. Retrieved November 9, 2014.

Option 2

 * Article title
 * Playboy
 * Article Evaluation:This article analyzes the the history of the men's lifestyle magazine playboy. It is from a neutral perspective and seems to be a good source. It provides up to date information with sections for various decades and changes that happened to the magaine. The article also includes quotes from Hugh Hefner and other people involved with the magazine.
 * Sources:

Option 3

 * Article title:Playboy Playmate
 * Article Evaluation:This article discusses the women who appear and are featured in the Playboy magazine. It is less extensive and mostly includes dates and names rather than actual information about the women or their role. It provides a little bit of a view into what it means to be a playmate as well as Playmate of the Year.
 * Sources:Edgren, Gretchen (1996). The Playmate Book: Five Decades of Centerfolds. Santa Monica, California: General Publishing Group. ISBN 1-57544-128-4 .:Acocella, Joan (March 20, 2006). "The Girls Next Door". The New Yorker. p. 144. Archived from the original on October 23, 2006. Retrieved June 6, 2006.

Option 4

 * Article title:Ms Magazine
 * Article Evaluation:This article seems like it could be a good source to include. It contrasts the Playboy magazine which highlights the patriarchy. There are many sources cited as well as a list of women who contributed to the magazine over the years. It also includes dates and specific events form a neutral perspective.
 * Sources:Ms. Magazine official website

Option 5

 * Article title:Women's Political Caucus
 * Article Evaluation:This article is flagged on Wikipedia as having multiple issues. This signals that it may not be the best article to use becuase it may have some bias or be factually incorrect. When I read it I noticed it was less detailed than other articles and not totally up to date on events that happened.
 * Sources:Blume, Carol (July 12, 1971). "The Purpose of the National Women's Political Caucus". National Public Radio.:"Steinem, Gloria". In: Mary Ellen Snodgrass (Ed.), American Women Speak: An Encyclopedia and Document Collection of Women's