I think the standard way to name a human subject of a Wikipedia article is by their bolded full name at the first mention (so Dr. Maya [middle name(s)] Angelou) and then by their last name (Angelou) by then on
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From,
Emily


On Sat, Aug 4, 2012 at 4:24 PM, Valerie Aurora <valerie@adainitiative.org> wrote:
On Sat, Aug 4, 2012 at 2:17 PM, Pete Forsyth <peteforsyth@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Aug 1, 2012 11:09 AM, "Sarah Stierch" <sarah.stierch@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Miss Angelou
>
> Sorry to be a nitpicker, but while in high school I had the privilege of
> meeting DOCTOR Angelou (through a Facing History and Ourselves program), and
> it was impressed on us early and often (and effectively, it seems) before
> that meeting that DOCTOR Angelou's name is DOCTOR Angelou, not Maya, Miss
> Angelou, etc :)

I forget to use women's titles sometimes too, but if I remember, I
take positive pleasure in calling women with PhD's "Dr." - especially
in areas where people don't often use their titles. :)

-VAL

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