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Mary Jackson (engineer)

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article about Mary Jackson because she was one of the people in the list of articles provided that I recognized. Furthermore, her contribution to NASA has always interested me. This article matters because of the influence her life and her work has had, which extends beyond NASA. My first impression of this article was of the organization of information and the inclusion of pictures, both of these aspects making navigation easier for the readers.

Evaluate the article
The introductory sentence provides basic information about Mary Jackson, including her name, date of birth and passing, and a brief description of her career. The lead includes a brief overview of the main points of the article about Jackson's career, her legacy, and awards she was honored. All information mentioned in the lead is described more in depth in the article. Because of the latter detailed discussion, the lead provides concise information.

The article describes notable information that is significant to Jackson's life and legacy. While some of this information is referenced in sources as early as 1977, many of the sources referenced were published only a couple of years ago, so it would appear that this article has been updated fairly recently. Additionally, this information from these sources cover basic facts that readers may know previously about Mary Jackson and information in-depth information about her without mentioning irrelevant topics. One of the topics mentioned in the article addresses Mary Jackson's legacy as an aerospace engineer being from a minority group.

Furthermore, this information that the article presents is provided in a formal, factual tone for accuracy and explanatory purposes.

Notably, the article sources this information from reliable references such as NASA, Congress, and peer-reviewed articles. Also, articles from newspapers and podcasts have been included as well. As mentioned earlier, many of the sources are fairly current although a couple of the sources have been published a few decades ago. These diverse medias and topics covered support the article with well-rounded, factual, and unbiased information. Also, the links are up to date and functional.

The article then discusses this information thoroughly throughout the Wikipedia page, providing citations accordingly, in an order established in the lead. Images are included in an organized way that follows the order of information presented, and all of these images include captions to address the importance of these pictures to the readers. Moreover, these images are presented sparingly, and captions are briefly written to avoid overwhelming the audience.

The most recent discussions on the Talk Page of the article includes descriptions of edits made to improve the page. Some of these improvements include information accuracy, inclusion of reliable sources, and additional discussions. Furthermore, these edits are discussed in a formal, respectable way with the inclusions of signatures from those who commented, except for one discussion which was somewhat informal and did not include a sign off. Otherwise, the topic was discussed in a way detailed in class. This article has been rated as "well-written", "verifiable", "broad in its coverage", "neutral", "stable", and "illustrated". With ratings such as these, this article has been included in a multitude of WikiProjects such as Biography: Science and Academia, Virginia, Spaceflight, Physics: Fluid Dynamics / Biographies, Women's History, Women scientists, and African diaspora.