User:Madalyn.mead/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
 * Shirley Prendergast


 * Article Evaluation
 * This article is incredibly short and lacking information as Prendergast was the first African American female lighting designer to make it on Broadway. She also worked in the field for over 50 years.


 * Sources
 * http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/hickmanbrady/tdt_2014summer/index.php#/32
 * http://amsterdamnews.com/news/2019/apr/04/trailblazing-lighting-designer-shirley-prendergast/
 * http://sightlines.usitt.org/archive/born2014/02/ShirleyPrendergastLightingLuminary.asp
 * http://newsletters.usitt.org/in-memoriam-shirley-prendergast/
 * https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/hickmanbrady/tdt_2014summer/index.php#/p/32

Option 2

 * Article title
 * Josie Miles


 * Article Evaluation
 * This article contains limited information despite Miles' vaudeville career and the large number of songs produced.


 * Sources
 * Franklin, Benjamin. An Encyclopedia of South Carolina Jazz and Blues Musicians. University of South Carolina Press, 2016. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctv6sj915.

Option 3

 * Article title
 * Manuelita Brown


 * Article Evaluation
 * This article was marked on Wikipedia looking for more sources and confirmation of information, especially on her works of art.


 * Sources
 * http://www.manuelitabrown.com/
 * https://www.palmdesertartistregistry.com/manuelita_brown.html
 * https://enacademic.com/dic.nsf/enwiki/11689688

Option 4

 * Article title
 * Elise Forrest Harleston


 * Article Evaluation
 * This article is lacking information as it briefly describes her life but does not look at her photography. Also, this page does not include any pictures of her art. She was married to Edwin Harleston who sometimes worked with Aaron Douglas.


 * Sources
 * https://polisci.usca.edu/aasc/EliseForrestHarleston.htm
 * https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/3124801.pdf

Option 5

 * Article title
 * AUDELCO


 * Article Evaluation
 * This article was missing information about this African American off-Broadway theater company which is based in Harlem, NY and provided opportunities for Black performing artists.


 * Sources
 * https://www.audelco.org/
 * https://www.jstor.org/stable/2904584?seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contents