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Jocelyn Mitnaul Mallette, American lawyer
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Black women
February 2026

Recently completed:	Alphabet run: Countries starting with G and H Works by women: Scientific works Religion and Spirituality
New this month:	LGBTQ+ women Alphabet run: Countries starting with I–L Orphaned women
Ongoing initiatives:	#1day1woman: 2026 Sports
Upcoming events:	Crime and law Alphabet run: Countries starting with M Ideas

Welcome!

In February 2026, Women in Red is once again focusing on Black women in conjunction with Black History Month. In this connection, we welcome the collaborative efforts of WikiProject Black Lives Matter.

We hope both inexperienced and seasoned editors will join us in creating biographies and other articles about Black women, as well as their achievements, writings, organizations, and awards. This virtual editathon allows enthusiasts from around the globe to participate in our initiative. You are of course also welcome to add articles on any other notable women who deserve to be covered, for example under our #1day1woman priority. What else?

• Below, you'll see a section where you can list the articles you created this month and another section where you can add the images you have uploaded to Commons.

• This essay on creating women's biographies and our Ten Simple Rules might be helpful to newer editors.

• If you share any of the articles or images on social media, please indicate you have done so next to the article name.

Thank you!

Redlists

These are lists of redlinked articles to be created. A wide variety of redlink lists can be found on our Redlist index. Those relating to Black women are listed below:

African-American women (WD) Black history (CS) Black women in Food History (CS) Black women in the Visual Arts (WD) Indigenous women (CS) Biographical dictionaries and encyclopedias BlackPast (WD) Black Women in America: An Historical Encyclopedia (CS) Dictionary of African Biography (WD) Notable Black American Women (CS) (WD) Noted Negro Women: Their Triumphs and Activities (CS) Who's Who among the Colored Baptists of the United States (CS) Women of Distinction (WD) There are also individual lists which incorporate Black women from the countries of Sub-Saharan Africa and the Caribbean. These include: Angola (WD) Bahamas (WD) Barbados (WD) Benin (WD) Botswana (WD) Burkina Faso (WD) Burundi (WD) Cameroon (WD) Central African Republic (WD) Chad (WD) Democratic Republic of the Congo (WD) Djibouti (WD) Dominica (WD) Equitorial Guinea (WD) Eritrea (WD) Eswatini (WD) Ethiopia (WD) Fiji (WD) Gabon (WD) Gambia (WD) Ghana (WD) Guinea (WD) Guinea-Bissau (WD) Haiti (WD) Ivory Coast (WD) Jamaica (WD) Kenya (WD) Lesotho (WD) Liberia (WD) Madagascar (WD) Malawi (WD) Mali (WD) Mozambique (WD) Namibia (WD) Niger (WD) Nigeria (CS) (WD) Republic of the Congo (WD) Rwanda (WD) São Tomé and Príncipe (WD) Saint Kitts and Nevis (WD) Saint Lucia (WD) Senegal (WD) South Africa (WD) Tanzania (WD) Togo (WD) Uganda (WD) Zambia (WD) Zimbabwe (WD) List of the first women holders of political offices in Africa also has many red links

Participants

• Victuallers (talk) 15:49, 22 January 2026 (UTC)
• Penny Richards (talk) 16:51, 22 January 2026 (UTC)
• _-_Alsor (talk) 00:40, 23 January 2026 (UTC)
• WomenArtistUpdates (talk) 20:45, 23 January 2026 (UTC)
• Moondragon21 (talk) 02:22, 30 January 2026 (UTC)
• Hmlarson (talk) 23:10, 31 January 2026 (UTC)
• PamD 23:42, 31 January 2026 (UTC)
• MumphingSquirrel (talk) 08:38, 2 February 2026 (UTC)
• SDGB1217 (talk) 11:46, 2 February 2026 (UTC)
• Citrivescence (talk) 06:24, 5 February 2026 (UTC)
• Chocmilk03 (talk) 08:18, 11 February 2026 (UTC)
• Animaliak (talk) 15:17, 14 February 2026 (UTC)
• Hawksquill (talk) 19:06, 19 February 2026 (UTC)
• Gazamp (talk) 22:52, 20 February 2026 (UTC)
• Willthacheerleader18 (talk) 16:42, 21 February 2026 (UTC)
• Gamaliel (talk) 00:15, 23 February 2026 (UTC)
• MmeMaigret (talk) 10:46, 10 March 2026 (UTC)

Outcomes (articles)

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• Add IG after the article if you post it on Instagram
• Add Bsky after the article if you post it on Bluesky

New or upgraded articles

• Most recent on top, please, specifying upgraded if not new and biographical dictionary, if used:

upgraded

1. Carole Berotte Joseph
2. Leave Taking (also 363)
3. Elsa Yacob
4. Victoria-Idongesit Udondian
5. Kongolese sous BBL (also 363)
6. Fashion Designa (also 363)
7. Naomah Maise
8. Faith Omole
9. Alanna Bennett
10. Elena Hinestroza
11. Olivette Miller add img
12. Noémie Mayombo (also 358, 361)
13. Ataka Zaharatou
14. Domingas Samy
15. Marlyn Mbakera
16. Billie Geter Thomas
17. Fatou Diouf
18. Kaneza Schaal
19. Kathia Verdier
20. Alphonsine Mukarugema
21. Tyra Trotman (also 361)
22. Helena Justa
23. Pédrica Saint-Jean
24. Amelia Barleycorn
25. Karina Goodridge (also 361)
26. Tricia Watson (also 361)
27. Alexa Keas
28. Crystal Drakes (also 361)
29. Monique Taitt (also 361)
30. Kristina Hinds (also 361)
31. Roshanna Trim (also 361)
32. Pat Parris (politician) (also 361)
33. Mary Grueso
34. Princess Lindiwe
35. Tšepang Tšita-Mosena
36. Elisabeth Apampa
37. Lola Mercedes Parker
38. Woman of Faces (also 363)
39. Princess Mysteria -add img, infobox, ref
40. Jocelyn Mitnaul Mallette
41. Ann Akinjirin
42. Ida Mae Myller
43. How To Be Human (Cat Burns album) (also 363)
44. Jeanette Triplett Jones
45. Ruth Mwandumba
46. Lucie M'ba
47. Alvira Hazzard
48. Yvonne Walker
49. Issie Ringgold
50. Judy Yo
51. Aida Ward added img, infobox
52. Hortense Love
53. Ronnia Durham-Balcombe (also 358)
54. Pearl G. Pachaco
55. Charisse Pearlina Weston
56. Alexa Hoffmann
57. Winnie Branson
58. Thelma Chiles Taylor
59. Lily Fontaine
60. Mariama Cire Sylla
61. Mouna Osman Aden
62. Esther Bigeou add img,
63. Lillian Singleton Dove add img, infobox
64. Alberta Hunter add free img,
65. Kadiatou Konaré
66. Faren Humes
67. Béatrice Ahyi Aguessy
68. Fidelia Adams Johnson
69. Alexus D'Marco
70. In Pursuit of Flavor
71. The Taste of Country Cooking
72. Mulela Margaret Munalula
73. Nereyda Rodríguez (also 358)
74. Gloria Obianyo
75. Savannah Maziya
76. Nadine Roberts Waters
77. Nellie Mae Rowe - added image
78. Honestie Hodges - upgraded
79. Crystal Z Campbell
80. Lydia T. Wright
81. Tjawangwa Dema (also 361)
82. Nidia Góngora
83. Elizabeth Diouf
84. Rosemonde Pierre-Louis (also 358)
85. Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe - update
86. Odessa Cox
87. Edna S. Landers
88. Chioma Umeala (also 358)
89. Conceptia Ouinsou (also 358, 361)
90. Cathy Manly (also 361)
91. Dandi Gnamou (also 361)
92. Nadia Latif
93. Jane Mkhonta-Simelane
94. Rachael Abigail Holder
95. Sasha Phyars-Burgess
96. Carla Williams (photographer)
97. Drusilla Nixon upg, infobox, img
98. Clara C. Frye upg, infobox, refs
99. Rose Dieng-Kuntz - upgraded
100. Phyllis Coard (also 358)
101. Fannie C. Williams upg, infobox, refs
102. Ashleigh Crystal Hairston
103. Amber Igiede (also 359)
104. Amélia Nakhare
105. Temwa (musician) upgrade
106. Willie Hobbs Moore - upgraded
107. Jean Hamilton Walls - upgraded
108. Velma Bell Hamilton
109. Bouaré Fily Sissoko (also 358)
110. Justina Jonas
111. Paula Kooper
112. Hilma Iita
113. Fenny Tutjavi
114. Linda Mbwale
115. Ruth Masake
116. Indileni Daniel
117. Nono Katjingisua
118. Marta Axser-Itope
119. Elizabeth Becker (politician)
120. Fenni Nanyeni
121. Gaudentia Krohne
122. Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason
123. Lillian Lutuhezi
124. Welwitschia dos Santos
125. Julia West Hamilton
126. Cecilia Tshabalala (also 358)
127. Christine Ntahe (also 358, 361)
128. Alice Sollier Bsky
129. Thandiwe Abdullah
130. Nellie Weaver Greene
131. Mary Ann Macham
132. Sarah Nurse - upgraded
133. Carriebel Cole Plummer
134. Pauline Antoine-Prospere
135. Kaygianna Toussaint-Charley
136. Allison Jean
137. Lisa Jawahir
138. Luvena Wallace Dethridge
139. Rebecca Craft add img, infobox,
140. Charlotte Wallace Murray
141. Lulu Ballard
142. Bessie Mayle
143. Marguerite Bukuru (also 361)
144. Noëlla Ayeganagato
145. Mikki Ferrill

Outcomes (media)

• Please add this category to the image if you're uploading it to Commons: Media supported by WikiProject Women in Red - 2026

• 
  Olivette Miller
• 
  Billie Geter Thomas
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  Jocelyn Mitnaul Mallette
• 
  Tyra Trotman
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  Monique Taitt
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  Karina Goodridge
• 
  Kristina Hinds
• 
  Roshanna Trim
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  Helena Justa
• 
  Lola Mercedes Parker
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  Princess Mysteria
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  Jocelyn Mitnaul Mallette
• 
  Ida Mae Myller
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  Jeanette Triplett Jones
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  Issie Ringgold
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  Aida Ward
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  Pearl G. Pachaco
• 
  Thelma Chiles Taylor
• 
  Esther Bigeou
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  Lillian Singleton Dove
• 
  Alberta Hunter
• 
  Nadine Roberts Waters
• 
  Edna S. Landers
• 
  Drusilla Nixon
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  Velma Bell Hamilton
• 
  Julia West Hamilton
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  Nellie Weaver Greene
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  Carriebel Cole Plummer
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  Luvena Wallace Dethridge
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  Rebecca Craft
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  Antoinette Ford
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  Lulu Ballard
• 
  Lulu Ballard

Did You Know features

• ... that one of the leaders of the 2003 São Tomé and Príncipe coup d'état also participated in a failed coup attempt in 1988? (2026-04-07)
• ... that the Mayor of Paris has suggested adding the name of Alice Sollier, the first Black French woman to qualify as a medical doctor, to the Eiffel Tower? (2026-03-27)
• ... that Kaneza Schaal and Christopher Myers created Cartography after seeing a young boy playing music? (2026-03-25)
• ... that Go-Rilla Means War by Crystal Z Campbell was inspired by a kung fu judge? (2026-03-12)
• ... that Carla Williams got into self-portraits in part due the to the poor representation of Black women in her photography history class? (2026-03-08)
• ... that British academic Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason quit her job to raise seven children and encouraged them to become musicians? (2026-03-03)
• ... that Thandiwe Abdullah created Black Lives Matter in Schools when she was 15 to help promote racial justice? (2026-02-27)

Event resources

• Please add Category:Media supported by WikiProject Women in Red - 2026 to any media you upload to Commons.
• Invitation: WikiProject Women in Red/Outreach/2026
• Editathon banner for talk pages: Template:WikiProject Women in Red - {{WIR|362}}