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Mary Garrett, Alfred Jenkins Shriver, Hattie Alexander, Isaiah Bowman, Detlev Bronk
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 Mary Garrett
 * Article Evaluation
 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * yes, but it was labeled to be a little too detailed so it might take away from the reading by some peers. This problem was also noted in the talk page.
 * Is it written neutrally?
 * yes, this article is written neutrally.
 * Does each claim have a citation?
 * Mostly, about every other sentence has a citation.
 * Are the citations reliable?
 * Yes, after a few click-throughs for a few links.
 * rated stub w/mid-importance.
 * rated stub w/mid-importance.


 * Sources
 * on the talk page for future sources were listed:
 * Sander's Mary Elizabeth Garrett: Society and Philanthropy in the Gilded Age
 * The American Historical Review on Mary Elizabeth Garrett: Society and Philanthropy in the Gilded Age
 * "Johns Hopkins and the Feminist Legacy: How a Group of Baltimore Women Shaped American Graduate Medical Education"
 * "Henry Barton Jacobs, William Osler’s intimate friend"
 * "Raising the bar: Mary Elizabeth Garrett, M. Carey Thomas, and The Johns Hopkins Medical School"
 * Found in library:

1. Mary Elizabeth Garrett: society and philanthropy in the Gilded Age Book, Print in English
Kathleen Waters Sander. 2008.

Sander, Kathleen Waters, 1947-

Option 2

 * Article title Alfred Jenkins Shriver
 * Article Evaluation
 * s the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * the content is very limited, but the content so far is pretty relevant to the topic.
 * there were no pictures on this article.
 * Is it written neutrally?
 * Yes, though there are claims that contain others' opinions (especially of his mural and donations)
 * Does each claim have a citation?
 * Mostly
 * Are the citations reliable?
 * half-and-half, because some are magazines and newspapers, which could be opinionated.
 * rated c-class w/low importance.


 * Sources **not many found
 * - Johns Hopkins University Facility Management Records https://aspace.library.jhu.edu/agents/people/1954

Option 3

 * Article title Hattie Alexander
 * Article Evaluation
 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * Yes, however there isn't much content in this piece.
 * Is it written neutrally?
 * Yes, it is.
 * Does each claim have a citation?
 * it does, however it has insufficient inline citations. There is a note saying that there needs to be more precise citations (they must be introduced)
 * Sources
 * - The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. “Hattie Elizabeth Alexander.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 20 June 2019, www.britannica.com/biography/Hattie-Elizabeth-Alexander.
 * Sources
 * - The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. “Hattie Elizabeth Alexander.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 20 June 2019, www.britannica.com/biography/Hattie-Elizabeth-Alexander.

Possible Mentions of Hattie Alexander:

Notable women in the life sciences: a biographical dictionary Book, Print in English
edited by Benjamin F. Shearer and Barbara S. Shearer. 1996.


 * Women life scientists — Biography — Dictionaries.

A to Z of women in science and math Book, Print in English
Lisa Yount. 1999.

Yount, Lisa.

Option 4

 * Article title Isaiah Bowman
 * Article Evaluation
 * s the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * yes. There are no pictures on this page. There aren't many contributors to this as well, as seen from the talk page, which was quite empty.
 * Is it written neutrally?
 * Yes, however because of the lack of citations, the content may have to be taken out.
 * Does each claim have a citation?
 * Yes, however the article also requires more citations. This article was tagged to be improved by adding more citations.
 * Sources
 * Hopkins Library sources:
 * Isaiah Bowman papers (https://catalyst.library.jhu.edu/catalog/bib_1592223) from the Hopkins Library

Isaiah Bowman Book, Print in English
Wrigley, Gladys M. 1951.


 * Bowman, Isaiah, 1878-1950.

The life and thought of Isaiah Bowman Book, Print in English
by Geoffrey J. Martin. 1980.

Martin, Geoffrey J.

Option 5

 * Article title Detlev Bronk
 * Article Evaluation
 * s the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * yes, it is relevant to the topic. However, like the other articles listed above, this article is quite short and does not have much information.
 * Is it written neutrally?
 * Yes, this article is written neutrally/
 * Does each claim have a citation?
 * Yes, however it has noticeably less than other articles seen. This is because the citations are more spread out.
 * Are the citations reliable?
 * There are many citations listed in the "References", and many of these work and seem to be reliable.
 * Sources
 * Found in the library:

Detlev Wulf Bronk: August 13, 1897-November 17, 1975 Book, Print in English
by Frank Brink, Jr. 1979.

Brink, Frank.


 * Bronk, Detlev W. (Detlev Wulf), 1897-1975.

Records: 1878-1997 Manuscript/Archive, Print in English
Johns Hopkins University. Office of the President. 1878.