User:Dtzung/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
He Zhen (anarchist)

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose to evaluate this article because one of our assigned readings for this week is He-Yin Zhen's "On the Question of Women's Liberation" written in 1907. I am not familiar with He-Yin Zhen or her accomplishments so, because of the importance of understanding an author's positioning and the context in which their work was written, I thought it would be important to read about He-Yin Zhen as a figure before reading her work, "On the Question of Women's Liberation." My preliminary impression of the article was that it seems to provide a comprehensive overview He-Yin Zhen's life, the various strands of her philosophical thinking, her writings, and the influence of her work. However, the article does seem to devote significantly more attention to her philosophical thinking and written works than to details about her life.

Evaluate the article
Lead Section:

The introductory sentence is concise providing only the most important information about He-Yin Zhen. Notably, the introduction emphasizes only He-Yin Zhen's role as a feminist and anarchist thinker in 20th century China without mention of her personal life experiences or specific reference to her published works. This narrow focus of the introductory sentence is reflective of the focus of the article which devotes the most attention to breaking down He-Yin Zhen's philosophical thinking across the topics of labor theory, anarchism, and feminism.

Content:

The article's content is definitely relevant to the topic covering He-Yin Zhen's personal life, her philosophical contributions to feminism, labor theory, and anarchism, and her major written contributions to these fields. The article also covers Zhen's role in publishing and popularizing the first Chinese anarchist journal which is relevant to the topic because it reflects the ultimate balance that Zhen struck between anarchism and feminism, displaying her favoritism toward anarchism. The article appears to be a bit out of date with the majority of citations coming from sources written in 2013, 1988, and 2015. There is at least one source from 2019, however, it seems to me that the section on He-Yin Zhen's influence, in particular, should be updated. The citations included in this section are from 1988 and 2012, however, her influence in the field of feminism, anarchism, and labor theory is ongoing and should be understood in the context of both past events and modern socio-political contexts. All of the information included in the article is relevant to He-Yin Zhen and should not be removed. However, the article could go into more depth on He-Yin Zhen's personal background as well as her interactions with other feminist and anarchist thinkers of her time. Sections comparing and contrasting He-Yin Zhen's philosophy to those of other feminist and anarchist thinkers would also be helpful for situating Zhen's philosophy in the broader context of these philosophies.

Tone and balance:

The article is written from a neutral perspective with no notably biased claims. Although the article does appear to devote more attention to He-Yin Zhen's philosophical contributions rather than her personal background, I would guess that this is more so a feature of a lack of information, rather than an intentional choice. Because the biography explicitly states that there is little available information surrounding He-Yin Zhen's death, it seems that her personal details were not as well documented as her philosophical thinking and writings. The reader does not appear to take a particular position or express favor for Zhen's philosophical thinking.

Sources and references:

Sourcing appears to be a bit sparse with only 25 citations and only 9 distinct sources. With only 25 citations, there are many facts which are not directly attributed to a source. However, the included sources are all reliable secondary sources. The sources are, however, a bit outdated with 22 out of the 25 citations coming from sources written sometime between 1986-2013. The most recent source cited in the article is from 2019. With only 9 distinct sources, the article is lacking a diverse spectrum of authors. However, the authors cited do appear to represent historically marginalized individuals relatively well. The source links work and include books and peer-reviewed articles.

Organization and writing quality:

The article is well-written and easy to read. There are no noticeable grammatical or spelling errors and the divided sections convey the material in an easily digestible manner.

Images and media:

The article includes only one image of He-Yin Zhen and her husband. The image is properly sourced, complies with the Republic of China's copyright laws and is included on a variety of other Wikipedia pages.

Talk page discussion:

There is not much activity on the talk page for this article. However, one Wikipedia user did provide some copy edits for the article in February of 2022 citing spelling and grammar issues. According to the talk page, this article was created as part of a Wiki Education course assignment. The article is classified as a C-Class biography article and a China-related article of low-importance.