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“Black Women in the Military: United States.” National Association of Black Military Women. Accessed October 5, 2020. https://www.nabmw.org/history-of-black-women-in-the-milit.

The Black Women in the Military: United States, written by various authors of the National Association of Black Military Women, is an article that’s primary focus is on African American women who were and are involved in the military and how the role they have played throughout the decades has been substantial. It includes information on Phillis Wheatly, Harriet Tubman, Donna P. Davis, Susie Baker King Taylor, Emily Perez, and many more individuals.

This is a decent source when it comes to Wikipedia’s guidelines. Although the librarian views it as a reliable source, there isn’t one direct author. This being said, the authors do cite their sources very well. I think this article has a lot of good information in it regarding African American women being involved with the military, and it might be good to be able to relate some of this information to Donna P. Davis and her experience with the Navy.

Bonn, Moritz J. “The Services Need More Nurses.” Saturday Evening Post, August 7, 1943.

The Services Need More Nurses, written by Moritz J. Bonn, a national economist, is an article published in 1943 in the Saturday Evening Post regarding the need for more women to enroll in nursing classes. The Navy was in a great demand for nurses and was exclusively looking for women either as nurses or nurse aides to take care of the sick and injured men.

This is a good source according to Wikipedia’s guidelines because it is published within a newspaper. It does not involve Donna P. Davis, but it shows that women were normally only seen in positions such as nurses when it came to the Navy’s medical staff. It allows for more exploration regarding how uncommon it was to see a female physician working for the Navy during the time that Donna P. Davis was commissioned.

“James Hammel, Obituary - Mission Viejo, CA,” 2020. https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/mission-viejo-ca/james-hammel-9372488.

The James Hammel, Obituary – Mission Viejo, CA is an obituary written about Donna P. Davis’ husband. Within this article, many facts about Davis’ life are listed, including information about her husband, her kids, and what they all liked to do in their spare time. It also talks about the influential role Davis played throughout her husband’s journey before he passed.

This is a good source because obituaries tend to hold accurate information; and although the sources aren’t listed in the article, I am assuming the information came from the family members of James Hammel. I think the information in this article will aid in a well-rounded Wikipedia article because it gives more information regarding Davis’ life outside of just being the first African American female physician in the Navy.

Navy Medicine. 65-66. Vol. 65-66. U.S. Bureau of Medicine and Surgery., 1975.

Navy Medicine is a book published by the U.S. Buraeu of Medicine and Surgery in 1975. This source provides additional background information on when and where Davis was commissioned, and the reasons why she decided to take the position as a physician within the Navy. It also provides some additional background information regarding her schooling, previous occupations, and her additional awards that she received.

This is a good source according to Wikipedia’s guidelines because the publisher is reliable, and it is a scholarly resource. The authors do an okay job at validating themselves through sources, and this will make a really useful source for my Wikipedia page because it provides information that has not already been stated on the page and gives additional information about her life outside of just her occupation.

Sobocinski, Andre. “Five Facts about African-Americans in Navy Medicine.” February 3, 2017. https://navymedicine.navylive.dodlive.mil/archives/11649.

The Five Facts about African-Americans in Navy Medicine, written by Andre Soboconski who is a historian involved with the U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, is an article that focuses on five important dates regarding African Americans in the navy. One of these memorable dates includes the day that Donna P. Davis was commissioned as a lieutenant. This was on April 25, 1975, and she became the first black woman to serve in the Navy as a doctor.

This is a good Wikipedia source because the author and publisher are both reliable, and the author does a relatively good job at stating where she got her photos and information from. Soboconksi has written many other articles regarding the navy and health care including one recently about Navy units joining in the fight against COVID-19. This article isn’t the most helpful because it states information that is already written in the Wikipedia article, but it is helps to validate that same information.

Sobocinski, Andre. “Navy Medicine Highlights First African-Americans in the Navy Medical Department.” February 23, 2013. https://navymedicine.navylive.dodlive.mil/archives/11649.

The Navy Medicine Highlights First African-Americans in the Navy Medical Department, written by historian and member of the U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, Andre Sobocinski, is an article that’s main focus is on African American individuals who joined the Navy medical department in which their trail created a path for all of the individuals who followed after them.

This is a good source according to Wikipedia’s guidelines because its author and publisher are both reliable according to one of the Concordia College’s librarians. Sobocinski does a really good job with citing all of their sources in this article; and as previously stated, she writes a lot of other articles for the Navy Medicine Live organization. I think this article will be super helpful for showing the path that Donna P. Davis helped make for the African American individuals who came after her.