Talk:Drew Gilpin Faust

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[edit] observation on the late creation of Faust's article

Faust of course belongs in Wikipedia, but isn't it funny that she wasn't added until she was considered for Harvard presidency. If she's being considered for Harvard presidency, she is clearly already notable; but, like many women academics and scientists, she was out of the picture. --lquilter 02:51, 10 February 2007 (UTC)

Eh, not many academics / academic administrators, male or female, have better-than-stub articles on the Wikipedia. Doops | talk 20:49, 11 February 2007 (UTC)

Yeah... I mean take a look at John C. Mather and George Smoot. They were the 2006 Nobel prize laureates in physics, and their articles were both created on October 3, 2006, the day the prize was announced, despite the fact that someone who could possibly be a considered for a Nobel prize must clearly already be notable. So I don't think there's a gender issue in that particular omission, unless Mssrs. Mather and Smoot are secretly women... --Delirium 02:20, 12 February 2007 (UTC)

It's a problem for all academics, of course ... but in my judgment particularly a problem for female academics. some day, someone will study wikipedia for these issues & give us some numbers one way or the other! --lquilter 16:45, 12 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Where was this lady born?

Just curious, where was Ms. Gilpin Faust born? Can't find a bit of info on that topic. T Daulton 209.142.130.166 21:14, 11 February 2007 (UTC)

Just added Boston Globe article that gives birthplace as Virginia. Jokestress 21:21, 11 February 2007 (UTC)