Lucy Moore (Wikipedia editor)

Lucy Moore
Moore in April 2024
Alma materWadham College, University of Oxford, University of Leeds
OccupationsArchaeologist, curator, Wikipedia editor

Lucy Moore is a British curator and doctoral student known for improving the coverage of women on Wikipedia. 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 Medieval Studies in 2009 from the Institute for Medieval Studies at the University of Leeds.[1] Studying part-time while working in a call-centre, she focused on researching early medieval coinage.[2] In 2019 she began doctoral research at the University of York, studying coinage in ninth-century Northumbria.[3][4]

Career

Moore is an archaeologist and curator. After completing her MA, she juggled work as a carer and for the National Trust with internships and fixed-term contracts at Leeds Museums & Galleries and the Ashmolean Museum.[2] In 2013, Moore gained the position of Project Curator at Leeds Museums and Galleries a position she held until 2023.[3][5] During this period, she co-authored the 2015 book Great War Britain. Leeds: Remembering 1914-18.[6]

In 2024, Moore became Associate Curator of Numismatic and Object Collections in the Leeds University Libraries.[5][2] At that time, she also worked as an unpaid carer.[7]

Alongside Wikipedia editing, Moore has undertaken voluntary work, including being a trustee of the Royal Numismatic Society, Leeds Civic Trust, and Carers Leeds.[5][8]

Wikipedia editing

Moore became a Wikipedia editor in 2019.[7][9] Her initial editing focused on soldiers in World War I, but she later decided to improve Wikipedia's coverage of women[9] who are underrepresented in Wikipedia articles.[3]

In 2021, Moore started a project to create a Wikipedia article for a woman from every country in the world. She completed the project in 2024, ahead of International Women's Day.[10][7] As of March 2024, Moore had written 533 biographies of women,[9] including Sharbat Gula, Julia Chinn, Jeanne Gapiya-Niyonzima, Ólafía Einarsdóttir and Gloria Meneses.[7]

Moore also works to encourage others to volunteer on the effort to improve gender representation on Wikipedia,[11] including as an edit-a-thon leader.[12] She has commented that "I think it’s made me better at listening and more compassionate".[2]

Honors

In 2021, she was named Up and Coming Wikimedian of the Year by Wikimedia UK.[3] In 2022, she was UK Wikimedian of the Year.[13]

In 2024, she was one of several hundred women in Leeds recognized on a public sculpture called Ribbons by Pippa Hale.[5][14][15]

Personal life

Moore lives in Leeds.[7][9]

References

  1. ^ "Lucy Moore - Department of Archaeology, University of York". www.york.ac.uk. Retrieved 2024-10-13.
  2. ^ a b c d AHC, Faculty of (2025-09-18). "An Interview with Lucy Moore: A Career in Medieval Coins, Community, and Museum Curation". ahc.leeds.ac.uk. Retrieved 2025-10-10.
  3. ^ a b c d "Wikimedian award for Lucy". South Leeds Life. 2021-10-31. Retrieved 2024-10-13.
  4. ^ "Lucy Moore - Department of Archaeology, University of York". www.york.ac.uk. Retrieved 2024-12-13.
  5. ^ a b c d Leeds, University of (2024-10-15). "Sculpture celebrates remarkable women". www.leeds.ac.uk. Retrieved 2024-12-13.
  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. ^ a b c d e Vinter, Robyn (2024-03-05). "UK academic's Wikipedia project raises profile of women around the world". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
  8. ^ "Trustees & Staff - Leeds Civic Trust". Leeds Civic Trust. Retrieved 2024-12-13.
  9. ^ a b c d UK academic works to raise profile of women on Wikipedia. 2024-03-08. Retrieved 2024-04-09 – via CNN.
  10. ^ Haines, Gavin (2024-03-08). "What went right this week: Wikipedia profiled unsung heroines, plus more". Positive News. Retrieved 2024-10-14.
  11. ^ "The Guardian view on Wikipedia's female volunteers: a hive heroism that changes history". The Guardian. 2024-03-08. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-10-14.
  12. ^ "Spaces that help trans people recognise their history are vital". Museums Association. 2024-05-07. Retrieved 2024-10-14.
  13. ^ "UK Wikimedian of the Year 2022 - Wikimedia UK". wikimedia.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-10-13.
  14. ^ "South Leeds women among those recognised on new sculpture". South Leeds Life. 2024-04-25. Retrieved 2024-10-13.
  15. ^ "Inspirational women feature in new city sculpture". West Leeds Dispatch. 2024-04-25. Retrieved 2024-10-13.
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