When history forgot them, she wrote them back in 💛

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‚Why are they not on Wikipedia?’: Dr Jess Wade’s mission for recognition for unsung scientists

by Donna Ferguson

Despite some advances, men still dominate science but one academic is working hard to get women and peers of colour the recognition they deserve

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/oct/01/why-are-they-not-on-wikipedia-dr-jess-wades-mission-for-recognition-for-unsung-scientists

‘Why are they not on Wikipedia?’: Dr Jess Wade’s mission for recognition for unsung scientists

Despite some advances, men still dominate science but one academic is working hard to get women and peers of colour the recognition they deserve

The Guardian

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Forces of Nature: The Women Who Changed Science by Anna Reser & Leila McNeill, 2021

From the ancient world to the present women have been critical to the progress of science, yet their importance is overlooked, their stories lost, distorted, or actively suppressed. Forces of Nature sets the record straight and charts the fascinating history of women’s discoveries in science.

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For children:

Women In Science (DK Reader Level 3) by Jen Green, 2017

From Hypatia to Marie Curie, this book shines a spotlight on the inspiring women whose incredible scientific ideas changed the world. Covering women's scientific contributions, pioneers in the field, women in technology, engineers, and mathematical geniuses, DK Reader Women in Science introduces children to the names they need to know.

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@anna_lillith I was delighted that someone wrote a really thorough one for my grandmother and I have no idea who. <3
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Infeld
Helen Infeld - Wikipedia

@quaithe @anna_lillith it looks like AMM Pittsburg was the first editor:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:AMM_Pittsburgh
User:AMM Pittsburgh - Wikipedia

@qbi @anna_lillith nice to see that people do this. I would not be able to do this. I guess thanks to Ann for introducing me to @quaithe grandmother.
@anna_lillith I'm glad wrongs are being made right. For a long time it was just said Lady Ada Lovelace, was just the inspiration of computation. Some man took the work. And she directly created the first programming language, called Note G. And pioneer instructional computation herself. Which inspired a whole new branch of mathematics, called Computational Science. That was entirely her doing.
@anna_lillith Leider ist zu befürchten, dass sowas alles durch das Trump Regime gelöscht werden wird. Der Angriff auf Wikipedia läuft bereits.
@anna_lillith Just want to point out that anyone can pitch in and write a couple of Wikipedia pages. The more people do that, the less biased it'll be.
Wikipedians have a reputation for being nerdy sticklers, and it's probably deserved, but as long as you have at least one external source to cite, things usually work out.
And you can start a page on someone/something pretty minimally, and it'll just naturally tend to grow.
@anna_lillith thank you, Jessica 💖 (and Anna to tell us)
@Chrissie__ thank you Chrissie, that’s nice ☺️
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Jessica Wade is my hero. Thank you Dr Wade. 🙏🏻

@anna_lillith thank you Jessica Wade! 👏 👏 👏

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@lessanspages
Thank you, editors !
Merci les rédac' ❤️

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In german Wikipedia 1598 would have been deleted

Its a rough guess, could be 1600 as well

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Forces of Nature: The Women Who Changed Science by Anna Reser & Leila McNeill, 2021

From the ancient world to the present women have been critical to the progress of science, yet their importance is overlooked, their stories lost, distorted, or actively suppressed. Forces of Nature sets the record straight and charts the fascinating history of women’s discoveries in science.

#books
#nonfiction
#women
#science
#history
#biography