Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight

Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight
Stephenson-Goodknight at Wikimania in Singapore, 2023
Born (1953-12-05) December 5, 1953 (age 70)
Other namesRosiestep
EducationCalifornia State University, University of California, San Diego, University of California, Irvine, University of California, Los Angeles
OccupationBusiness administrator
Known forWikipedia editor
Children2[1]
RelativesDavid Albala (grandfather)
Paulina Lebl-Albala (grandmother)
AwardsWikipedian of the Year (2016)

Dame Rosie Gojich Stephenson-Goodknight[2] (born December 5, 1953),[3][4] known on Wikipedia as Rosiestep, is an American Wikipedia editor who is noted for her attempts to address gender bias in the encyclopedia by running a project to increase the quantity and quality of women's biographies.[5][6] She has contributed thousands of new articles.

Stephenson was named co-Wikipedian of the Year in 2016. In May 2018, she was honored with a Serbian knighthood as a Dame of the St. Sava Order of Diplomatic Pacifism. She was elected to the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees in October 2021.[7]

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  3. ^ Allen, Rachael (April 11, 2020). "Wikipedia is a world built by and for men. Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight is changing that". Washington Post. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
  4. ^ @WikiWomenInRed (December 5, 2016). "Happy Birthday @Rosiestep - Thanks for all your work last year" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. ^ "Wikipedia editing marathons add women's voices to online resource". Houston Chronicle. Archived from the original on November 9, 2017. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference grauniad was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ Trustees, Wikimedia Foundation Board of (October 13, 2021). "Wikimedia Foundation welcomes new Trustees Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight, Victoria Doronina, Dariusz Jemielniak, and Lorenzo Losa". Diff. Retrieved May 4, 2022.

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