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Chosen article: Lisa Pratt

Topic Selection Ideas
1) Yuval Noah Harari Yuval Noah Harari does have an article on Wikipedia, however, I believe it could be expanded by 5 fold. Yuval is a historian, however, his work is relevant to our class because it focuses (especially recently) on the potential consequences of a biotechnological world. Yuval has authored 3 books, the most recent being 21 Lessons for the 21st Century. Yuval is Israeli and is also a member of the LBGTQIA community. One potential source for this would be an interview with Yuval on the podcast Armchair Expert: https://armchairexpertpod.com/pods/yuval-noah-harari I would also love to have an excuse to read his new book, which could be great research for developing the page.

2) Dr. Rachel Levine There is no article on Wikipedia about Dr. Levine yet. She is the physician general of Pennsylvania, and she also happens to be transgender! Levine made history in 2015 by becoming one of the nation's highest-ranking openly trans officials when she was appointed by Governor Tom Wolf. Her political priorities include normalizing trans people, dealing with the opioid crisis, and helping kids with eating disorders. Her work applies to this class because her history as a physician means she is knowledgeable about the medical field and involved with public health in Pennsylvania. There are about 6 articles about her from different sources, a few of which are very extensive. I believe an article on Dr. Levine would thus meet notability standards. One potential source would be this news report from NBC: https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out-pride30/pride30-dr-rachel-levine-pennsylvania-s-transgender-physician-general-n760901

3) Sex-Reassignment Surgery (Either male-to-female or female-to-male) There are problems with both the male-to-female and female-to-male sex-reassignment surgery pages, including relying on a single source and having unreliable sources. I believe this would be a good topic because a sex-reassignment surgery involves obvious topics like gender and sexuality, but also class and access. Here's a potential source from the Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2015/02/09/heres-how-sex-reassignment-surgery-works/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.d232bd794b47

Article Evaluation: Compartmentalization (Psychology)
No history of the term compartmentalization is present. No one is credited for coining the term. The author provided literary examples of compartmentalization, but the article could also benefit from some real life examples. The tone of the article is neutral and no sides are taken, therefore none is more represented than other. All of the links work and are relevant. One fact is unsupported by citations: The Human Factor reference under "Literary Examples" The talk page has not been active since 2013. One user updated the page to make it more pragmatic. The article has been rated start-class and mid-importance. It is within the WikiProject Psychology.

Lisa Pratt Article Goals
Goals for editing the Lisa Pratt article:

1. Make article more easily accessible

2. Add an image

3. Add to the lead section to into what the page is going to be about rather than just a one sentence description of who Lisa Pratt is

4. Add a section about her early life — Preceding unsigned comment added by Meghancmalloy (talk • contribs) 23:05, 13 November 2018 (UTC)