User:ForsythiaJo

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WikiProject Musical Theatre.
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This user makes women green.

This user is queer.

This user is aroace and proud.

This user identifies as genderqueer.

Hi! This is my user page I guess. Thanks for dropping by!

Although I will edit any pages I come across that look interesting, I am particularly inclined towards pages related to marginalized and underrepresented groups (LGBTQ, indigenous, non-Western, non-white, disabled, etc).

Drafts

Some drafts that I particularly welcome additions to:

Ongoing projects

Translating some pages from Spanish Wikipedia - specifically, for musicals missing from English Wikipedia (see: Musicals (Spanish Wiki); to translate: Acompáñame, Azabache, El gran soñador, Escuela de calor, Las mil y una noches, Marta tiene un marcapasos, Otelo (musical), Quisiera ser)
- If I get through the musicals, I might also try to add some plays missing from English Wikipedia
Peacemakers; writing articles on peace activists and organizations. Articles are marked with .
Women Round The World challenge, writing a biography for a woman from every country
Standardizing articles about LGBTQ people by country

Other potential subjects:

Misper Apawu (photographer, Ghana)
Ahmed Abu Artema (activist) - redirect
Anita Asmah (Major General, Ghana)
Maimouna Ba (activist, Burkina Faso)
Astridah Banda (broadcaster and nun)
Belize Assembly for Persons with Diverse Abilities (BAPDA)
Sue Batten (firefighter, UK)
Moufouli Bello (artist, Benin)
Wally Dion (artist)
Rula Hardal (activist & lawyer)
Nava Hefetz (rabbi & activist)
Kathleen Kim (actress) (actress & puppeteer)
Samantha Martin (businesswoman)
Chloe Quenum (artist, France)
Jules Rabin (activist & baker)
Kenrick Theus (disability activist, Belize)

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Biographies

denotes the class given during the most recent assessment of the article
denotes peace activists
denotes Paralympic athletes
denotes deaths which occurred after or were confirmed after the article was written

Translated bios

LGBTQ

Music

Theater

Translated pages

Los 40 el Musical - From Spanish Wiki
Caligula the Musical - From Spanish wiki
Carmen, Carmen - From Spanish wiki
Corazón mestizo - From Spanish wiki
El Jorobado de París - From Spanish wiki
La llamada (musical) - From Spanish wiki
Una luz tímida - From Spanish wiki
El médico - From Spanish wiki
El otro lado de la cama (musical) - From Spanish wiki
Teresa, la Obra en Musical - From Spanish wiki
La truhana - From Spanish wiki

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Recognition

	The Original Barnstar
	Good Night, Oscar is a very good page. Well done! BoyTheKingCanDance (talk) 06:16, 18 March 2023 (UTC)

	The Editor's Barnstar
	For all the kindness you have done in editing my articles to make them a better text. —Patricia (Talk) 15:49, 8 September 2023 (UTC)

		The Auckland Museum Wiki-Award
		Congratulations ForsythiaJo! You've received the The Auckland Museum Wiki-Award as a thank you for creating an article on Matariki Williams, who was on our list of Aotearoa museum professionals who needed articles. Great job! --Prosperosity (talk) 22:56, 7 October 2023 (UTC)

	The Citation Barnstar
	For your work on sourcing and improving Tatjana Đekanović! DaniloDaysOfOurLives (talk) 20:20, 28 November 2023 (UTC)

		The Citation Barnstar
		Thank you for sourcing and improving as much as you can on Death of Muhammad Zaharif Affendi even though I am a beginner editor. Harukkaaario (talk) 19:01, 18 December 2023 (UTC)

	The Original Barnstar
	Thank you for your help with the Memory Statue edits. It is much better now. You Rock! Andrew AndrewTJay (talk) 19:00, 21 December 2023 (UTC)

		The Editor's Barnstar
		Hello there ForsythiaJo, I'm Candeadly and I am the creator of The Mandela Catalogue page. I'm here to say that both me and others working on this page highly appreciate your underrated hard work and intelligence. This page would not be in the state it is if it was not for you! Your level of contributions simply outstanding, as you have been the first steps for this page since the creation of it! (You have been contributing since February 20, 2023, almost a year ago!) And for that, I'd like to award you a Barnstar as a show of appreciation! Everyone in the Mandela Catalogue community truly appreciates your incredible contributions! Much love!!

The Original Barnstar

Thank you for your work on Lucy Escott. It is much appreciated. Jack1956 (talk) 06:29, 20 March 2024 (UTC)

	Expanding Kato Mikeladze Award Winners on Wiki
	Thanks for creating the page for Alla Paruvonva! Lajmmoore (talk) 07:04, 14 July 2024 (UTC)

	The Writer's Barnstar
	Thank you for writing about African women thereby fighting systemic bias. It is greatly appreciated. Best, Reading Beans, Duke of Rivia 10:33, 9 January 2025 (UTC)

		The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
		This is for your contributions to Marina Colasanti. 𝓔xclusive𝓔ditor _{Ping Me🔔} 17:56, 2 February 2025 (UTC)

Did you know

On 11 March 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article United Ukrainian Ballet Company, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the United Ukrainian Ballet Company, consisting of exiled dancers based in The Hague, has toured the UK, Singapore, Australia and the US? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/United Ukrainian Ballet Company. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, United Ukrainian Ballet Company), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

On 20 October 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Amazonas de Yaxunah, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Amazonas de Yaxunah, a Mayan softball team from Yucatán, play barefoot while wearing the huipil, a traditional indigenous dress? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Amazonas de Yaxunah. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Amazonas de Yaxunah), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

On 21 October 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Julia Marden, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Julia Marden was the first known person to create a Wampanoag twined turkey-feather mantle since European contact 400 years earlier? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Julia Marden. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Julia Marden), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

On 8 November 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article LGBT history in Massachusetts, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Massachusetts gave the United States its first openly LGBT state legislator to be elected, as well as the first out congressperson and state attorney general? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/LGBT history in Massachusetts. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, LGBT history in Massachusetts), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

On 27 December 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Springfield Science Museum, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Springfield Science Museum is home to the oldest operating projection planetarium in the United States? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Springfield Science Museum. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Springfield Science Museum), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

On 17 January 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Patricia Schultz, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Patricia Schultz, the author of 1,000 Places to See Before You Die, would choose Florence for her final trip before dying? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Patricia Schultz. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Patricia Schultz), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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