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Lucy Moore
Moore in 2024
Alma materWadham College, University of Oxford, University of Leeds
Occupation(s)Archaeologist, curator, Misplaced Pages editor

Lucy Moore is a British curator and doctoral student known for improving the coverage of women on Misplaced Pages. She was UK Wikimedian of the Year in 2022.

Education

Moore earned a BA in Modern History in 2006 from Wadham College, University of Oxford, then an MA in 2009 from the Institute for Medieval Studies at the University of Leeds. In 2019 she began doctoral research at the University of York, studying coinage in ninth-century Northumbria.

Career

Moore is an archaeologist and curator. From 2013 to 2023, Moore worked as a Project Curator at Leeds Museums and Galleries. In 2024, Moore became Curator of Coins and 3D objects at the University of Leeds. She also works as an unpaid carer. She is a co-author of the 2015 book Great War Britain. Leeds: Remembering 1914-18.

Alongside Misplaced Pages editing, Moore has undertaken voluntary work, including being a trustee of the Royal Numismatic Society, Leeds Civic Trust, and Carers Leeds.

Misplaced Pages editing

Moore became a Misplaced Pages editor in 2019. Her initial editing focused on soldiers in World War I, but she later decided to improve Misplaced Pages's coverage of women who are underrepresented in Misplaced Pages articles.

In 2021, Moore started a project to create a Misplaced Pages article for a woman from every country in the world. She completed the project in 2024, ahead of International Women's Day. As of March 2024, Moore has written 533 biographies of women, including Sharbat Gula, Julia Chinn, Jeanne Gapiya-Niyonzima, Ólafía Einarsdóttir and Gloria Meneses.

Moore also works to encourage others to volunteer on the effort to improve gender representation on Misplaced Pages, including as an edit-a-thon leader.

Honors

Ribbons sculpture by Pippa Hale

In 2021, she was named Up and Coming Wikimedian of the Year by Wikimedia UK. In 2022, she was UK Wikimedian of the Year.

In 2024, she was one of several hundred women in Leeds recognized on a public sculpture called Ribbons by Pippa Hale.

Personal life

Moore lives in Leeds.

References

  1. "Lucy Moore - Department of Archaeology, University of York". www.york.ac.uk. Retrieved 2024-10-13.
  2. ^ "Wikimedian award for Lucy". South Leeds Life. 2021-10-31. Retrieved 2024-10-13.
  3. "Lucy Moore - Department of Archaeology, University of York". www.york.ac.uk. Retrieved 2024-12-13.
  4. ^ Leeds, University of (2024-10-15). "Sculpture celebrates remarkable women". www.leeds.ac.uk. Retrieved 2024-12-13.
  5. ^ Vinter, Robyn (2024-03-05). "UK academic's Misplaced Pages project raises profile of women around the world". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
  6. Moore, Lucy; Pullan, Nicola; Martin, Daniel (2015). Great War Britain Leeds. Great War Britain. Stroud: The History Press. ISBN 978-0-7509-6128-8.
  7. "Trustees & Staff - Leeds Civic Trust". Leeds Civic Trust. Retrieved 2024-12-13.
  8. ^ UK academic works to raise profile of women on Misplaced Pages. 2024-03-08. Retrieved 2024-04-09 – via CNN.
  9. Haines, Gavin (2024-03-08). "What went right this week: Misplaced Pages profiled unsung heroines, plus more". Positive News. Retrieved 2024-10-14.
  10. "The Guardian view on Misplaced Pages's female volunteers: a hive heroism that changes history". The Guardian. 2024-03-08. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-10-14.
  11. "Spaces that help trans people recognise their history are vital". Museums Association. 2024-05-07. Retrieved 2024-10-14.
  12. "UK Wikimedian of the Year 2022 - Wikimedia UK". wikimedia.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-10-13.
  13. "South Leeds women among those recognised on new sculpture". South Leeds Life. 2024-04-25. Retrieved 2024-10-13.
  14. "Inspirational women feature in new city sculpture". West Leeds Dispatch. 2024-04-25. Retrieved 2024-10-13.
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