“It is a huge loss for Wikipedia. She may have been our single biggest contributor on these topics — female authors, women’s history.”

— Adrianne Wadewitz

Sue Gardner, Executive Director, Wikimedia Foundation — cited in: Cohen, Noam. (April 18, 2014). "Adrianne Wadewitz, 37, Wikipedia Editor, Dies After Rock Climbing Fall" http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/19/business/media/adrianne-wadewitz-37-wikipedia-editor-dies-after-rock-climbing-fall.html. The New York Times.
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