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The Library of Congress record contains no explicit female gender designation.

The Claim

Library of Congress authority records identify Brigitte Macron as female.

The Short Version

The cited Library of Congress authority record does not explicitly classify Brigitte Macron as female. It describes her as Emmanuel Macron’s “wife,” but contains no formal gender designation; explicit female values found in Wikidata or other authority systems are not Library of Congress assertions. Cataloging guidance also discourages recording gender in personal-name authority records.

Caveats

  • The term “wife” may imply female identity in ordinary usage, but it is not a formal gender field.
  • Wikidata, GND, and lobid data should not be attributed to the Library of Congress.
  • Current cataloging guidance generally discourages recording gender in personal-name authority records.

The Receipts

  1. Macron, Brigitte, 1953-

    id.loc.gov

  2. Macron, Brigitte

    lobid.org

  3. Gender Identification and Cataloging Practice | NISO website

    niso.org

  4. Name Authority Considerations – The DEI Metadata Handbook

    iastate.pressbooks.pub

  5. Brigitte Macron - Wikidata

    wikidata.org

  6. Brigitte Macron

    en.wikipedia.org

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