User:Ok4ytqum/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
(Provide a link to the article here.) Second-wave feminism

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
(Briefly explain why you chose it, why it matters, and what your preliminary impression of it was.)

I chose this article because the metaphor of the waves of feminism was discussed in class. I am not very familiar with the concept of second wave feminism so I found it important to explore this article and gain more insight into this concept. My initial impression of the article is that it is broken up into different sections because it covers a wide scope of information.

Evaluate the article
(Compose a detailed evaluation of the article here, considering each of the key aspects listed above. Consider the guiding questions, and check out the examples of what a useful Wikipedia article evaluation looks like.)

Lead Section: The lead section of the article offers a concise definition of second wave feminism, including the relevant time period and location. It also offers a summary of the main topics addressed in the article page which makes it easier for the reader to understand and obtain general information about the topic discussed.

Content: This article primarily focuses on the United States and feminism in the United States. Although it does contain sections that focus on second-wave feminism outside the United States, these sections are a lot smaller and do not provide much detailed coverage. This article could be improved by adding more information about experiences outside of the United States. This would improve the article because it addresses the issue of providing content that focuses on underrepresented populations. I do find the article to provide a lot of information relevant to second-wave feminism and topics relevant to the movement.

Tone and Balance: I do find the article to present a neutral, unbiased tone. I do not think that the article favors a particular viewpoint and it does include details that provide information about underrepresented communities such as making a note of the difference between white and women of color in issues such as access to birth control.

Sources and References: The sources in this article come from various perspectives and authors. The article makes a good use of using sources from diverse authors such with different backgrounds such as Chicana authors which gives a more well-rounded coverage to the topic. The links of citations appear to be working and still relevant.

Organization and writing quality: The article is sectioned into topics that make it easy to read and follow. It is also concise and the style does not distract the reader from the main points addressed.

Talk Page: The talk page of this article contains conversations that appear to be useful and beneficial to improving the content of the article. The members of the talk page discussed the importance of adding more information about underrepresented communities in the article as well as how the article is very focused on the United States and the limited coverage of other countries. The talk page also showcased the importance of the article as it is marked as a "contentious topic" given the discussion of gender and gender-related disputes. The talk page shows how this article was disrespectfully edited by a incorrect, misogynistic, and anti-Semitic text. This article is also part of the feminism, politics, and women's history WikiProjects.

Overall Impression: This article is very detailed and discusses topics relevant to second wave feminism. It offers a wide coverage that primarily focuses on the United States. It can be improved through the inclusion of more diverse sources that address underrepresentation of groups and locations. The article is highly educational and relevant but still needs the development of more sources and topics to be more representative.