diff --git a/docx-core/src/documents/elements/delete.rs b/docx-core/src/documents/elements/delete.rs
index 5dd75c3..85ea7b6 100644
--- a/docx-core/src/documents/elements/delete.rs
+++ b/docx-core/src/documents/elements/delete.rs
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ use crate::xml_builder::*;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct Delete {
-    author: String,
-    date: String,
-    run: Run,
+    pub author: String,
+    pub date: String,
+    pub run: Run,
 }
 
 impl Default for Delete {
@@ -19,14 +19,26 @@ impl Default for Delete {
 }
 
 impl Delete {
-    pub fn new() -> Delete {
-        Default::default()
+    pub fn new(run: Run) -> Delete {
+        Self {
+            run,
+            ..Default::default()
+        }
     }
-
     pub fn run(mut self, run: Run) -> Delete {
         self.run = run;
         self
     }
+
+    pub fn author(mut self, author: impl Into<String>) -> Delete {
+        self.author = author.into();
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn date(mut self, date: impl Into<String>) -> Delete {
+        self.date = date.into();
+        self
+    }
 }
 
 impl HistoryId for Delete {}
@@ -51,7 +63,7 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn test_delete_default() {
-        let b = Delete::new().build();
+        let b = Delete::new(Run::new()).build();
         assert_eq!(
             str::from_utf8(&b).unwrap(),
             r#"<w:del w:id="123" w:author="unnamed" w:date="1970-01-01T00:00:00Z"><w:r><w:rPr /></w:r></w:del>"#
diff --git a/docx-core/src/documents/elements/insert.rs b/docx-core/src/documents/elements/insert.rs
index 4c3becd..79178c8 100644
--- a/docx-core/src/documents/elements/insert.rs
+++ b/docx-core/src/documents/elements/insert.rs
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ use crate::xml_builder::*;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct Insert {
-    author: String,
-    date: String,
-    run: Run,
+    pub run: Run,
+    pub author: String,
+    pub date: String,
 }
 
 impl Default for Insert {
@@ -19,12 +19,20 @@ impl Default for Insert {
 }
 
 impl Insert {
-    pub fn new() -> Insert {
-        Default::default()
+    pub fn new(run: Run) -> Insert {
+        Self {
+            run,
+            ..Default::default()
+        }
     }
 
-    pub fn run(mut self, run: Run) -> Insert {
-        self.run = run;
+    pub fn author(mut self, author: impl Into<String>) -> Insert {
+        self.author = author.into();
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn date(mut self, date: impl Into<String>) -> Insert {
+        self.date = date.into();
         self
     }
 }
@@ -51,7 +59,7 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn test_ins_default() {
-        let b = Insert::new().build();
+        let b = Insert::new(Run::new()).build();
         assert_eq!(
             str::from_utf8(&b).unwrap(),
             r#"<w:ins w:id="123" w:author="unnamed" w:date="1970-01-01T00:00:00Z"><w:r><w:rPr /></w:r></w:ins>"#
diff --git a/docx-core/tests/lib.rs b/docx-core/tests/lib.rs
index ae33d28..9370d5e 100644
--- a/docx-core/tests/lib.rs
+++ b/docx-core/tests/lib.rs
@@ -223,8 +223,8 @@ pub fn history() -> Result<(), DocxError> {
   Docx::new()
     .add_paragraph(
       Paragraph::new()
-        .add_insert(Insert::new().run(Run::new().add_text("Hello")))
-        .add_delete(Delete::new().run(Run::new().add_delete_text("World"))),
+        .add_insert(Insert::new(Run::new().add_text("Hello")))
+        .add_delete(Delete::new(Run::new().add_delete_text("World"))),
     )
     .build()
     .pack(file)?;
diff --git a/docx-wasm/src/delete.rs b/docx-wasm/src/delete.rs
index b80d1c7..0088896 100644
--- a/docx-wasm/src/delete.rs
+++ b/docx-wasm/src/delete.rs
@@ -7,12 +7,22 @@ use wasm_bindgen::prelude::*;
 pub struct Delete(docx_core::Delete);
 
 #[wasm_bindgen(js_name = createDelete)]
-pub fn create_delete() -> Delete {
-    Delete(docx_core::Delete::new())
+pub fn create_delete(run: Run) -> Delete {
+    Delete(docx_core::Delete::new(run.take()))
 }
 
 impl Delete {
     pub fn take(self) -> docx_core::Delete {
         self.0
     }
+
+    pub fn author(mut self, author: String) -> Delete {
+        self.0.author = author;
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn date(mut self, date: String) -> Delete {
+        self.0.date = date;
+        self
+    }
 }
diff --git a/docx-wasm/src/insert.rs b/docx-wasm/src/insert.rs
index aa2a149..fbed278 100644
--- a/docx-wasm/src/insert.rs
+++ b/docx-wasm/src/insert.rs
@@ -7,12 +7,22 @@ use wasm_bindgen::prelude::*;
 pub struct Insert(docx_core::Insert);
 
 #[wasm_bindgen(js_name = createInsert)]
-pub fn create_insert() -> Insert {
-    Insert(docx_core::Insert::new())
+pub fn create_insert(run: Run) -> Insert {
+    Insert(docx_core::Insert::new(run.take()))
 }
 
 impl Insert {
     pub fn take(self) -> docx_core::Insert {
         self.0
     }
+
+    pub fn author(mut self, author: String) -> Insert {
+        self.0.author = author;
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn date(mut self, date: String) -> Insert {
+        self.0.date = date;
+        self
+    }
 }