A fact from Lynda Simmons appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 20 May 2023 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that Lynda Simmons co-founded Architecture + Women NZ with Sarah Treadwell, Julie Wilson and Megan Rule to push for equity in New Zealand architecture?
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... that Lynda Simmons co-founded Architecture + Women NZ with Sarah Treadwell, Julie Wilson and Megan Rule to push for equity in New Zealand architecture...? Source: "As Architecture + Women NZ continues its drive for equity in the architecture industry, we spoke to one of its cofounders...The A+W NZ founders were Julie and I, Megan Rule and Sarah Treadwell" source Also "Lynda Simmons, Julie Wilson and Megan Rule formed Architecture+Women•NZ with the core aims of achieving visibility and inclusiveness for women within the industry, and creating equality across the profession." source
Comment: I would like this to run on May 20 afternoon (NZ time) if possible, to coincide with two NZ women in architecture editathons. Note that some sources miss Sarah Treadwell off the list of founders of A+W NZ but Simmons includes her in her "Let's get visible" article.
Overall: The hook is interesting and kind of took me down a rabbit hole. I admit the hook is a bit vanilla but going down rabbit holes is a part of Wikipedia that I've always enjoyed. Dr vulpes(💬 • 📝)02:01, 26 April 2023 (UTC)Reply
The hook is interesting and kind of took me down a rabbit hole. I admit the hook is a bit vanilla but going down rabbit holes is a part of Wikipedia that I've always enjoyed. Dr vulpes (💬 • 📝) 02:01, 26 April 2023 (UTC)