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Article Evaluation: Humorism

Questions: There were quite a few times that information was not cited in the article. For example, there is a short, one line explanation for each of the humors that do not have citations after them. More information could be added to those short descriptions. However, the citations that were in the article were from reliable sources. Many of them were journals, books, and articles. The charts in the article were a nice touch. One of the charts compared the humor and its appropriate temperament, which we discussed in class. However, it also discussed the age, element, and organ associated with the humors, which we did not discuss in class. A common conversation on the Talk page is concerning the validity of the charts presented. There are some questions regarding which organs are associated with which humors. Another common thing that editors fixed was the redirection of some of the key words like black bile, yellow bile, and phlegm.
 * 1) Is everything in the article relevant to the article topic? Is there anything that distracted you?
 * 2) Is the article neutral? Are there any claims, or frames, that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * 3) Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
 * 4) Check a few citations. Do the links work? Does the source support the claims in the article?
 * 5) Is each fact referenced with an appropriate, reliable reference? Where does the information come from? Are these neutral sources? If biased, is that bias noted?
 * 6) Is any information out of date? Is anything missing that could be added?
 * 7) Check out the Talk page of the article. What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
 * 8) How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
 * 9) How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?

Dorothea of Mansfeld article:

This article needs proper citations and relevant links. I will update those and add additional information concerning her early life. The article has a good amount of information concerning Dorothea's medical treatments, however I think I could add more information concerning her education and other remedies/recipes she used. I like that the article has a sample recipe. I hope to find more recipes and add them to the page.

Bibliography:

Fissell, Mary Elizabeth. "Introduction: Women, Health, and Healing in Early Modern Europe." Bulletin of the History of Medicine. (2008): 1-17.

Kinzelbach, Annemarie. "Women and healthcare in early modern German towns." Renaissance Studies (2014): 619-638.

Rankin, Alisha. "Women and the Practice of Medical Care in Early Modern Europe, 1400—1800." Early Modern Women 7 (2007): 309-311. http://www.jstor.org/stable/23617546.

Rankin, Alisha. "Dorothea of Mansfeld: A Mirror and Example for Rich and Poor." Panaceia's Daughters: Noblewomen as Healers in Early Modern Germany.(September 2013): 430-431.