Project:WikiProject Women scientists

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• Tag the talk pages of relevant articles with the {{tl|WPWS}} banner so they can be automatically added to :Category:WikiProject Women scientists (This appears outdated: see WikiProject Women scientists/missing from main list)
• Assess already tagged pages. See [https://wp1.openzim.org/#/project/Women%20scientists/articles?importance=Unknown-Class= this page] for a prioritized list of unassessed articles.
• Improve categorization of articles (see the category tree).
• Participate in discussions on deleting articles about women scientists
• Follow [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:RecentChangesLinked/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Women_scientists/index recent changes in articles on women scientists] and revert any vandalism.
• Choose someone from the list of notable women without articles or the list of highly-cited women scientists without articles and write an article about her.
• Expand a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Stub-Class_Women_scientists_articles stub article].
• Fix some of the issues in the cleanup listing: [https://bambots.brucemyers.com/cwb/bycat/Women_scientists.html Cleanup listing for WikiProject Women scientists]
• Add and suggest women for vital article collections such as the 10,000 Wikipedia:Vital_articles/Expanded/People and the [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/List_of_articles_every_Wikipedia_should_have MetaWiki list of articles every Wikipedia should have]

Here are a few places to start in bridging the representation gap for women in science on Wikipedia:

1. translate articles about female scientists from and into other language Wikipedias ([https://query.wikidata.org/#%23Most%20cited%20female%20authors%20of%20scientific%20articles%2C%20and%20sitelinks%20where%20they%20exist%0ASELECT%20%3Fauthor%20%3FauthorLabel%20%28COUNT%28%3Fpublication%29%20AS%20%3Fcount%29%20%3Fsitelink%0AWHERE%0A%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP2860%20%3Fpublication%20.%20%23citations%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fpublication%20wdt%3AP50%20%3Fauthor%20.%20%23authors%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fauthor%20wdt%3AP21%20wd%3AQ6581072.%20%23females%0A%20%20%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%3Fsitelink%20schema%3Aabout%20%3Fauthor%20.%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%22%20.%0A%20%20%20%20%7D%0A%7D%0AGROUP%20BY%20%3Fauthor%20%3FauthorLabel%20%3Fsitelink%0AORDER%20BY%20DESC%28%3Fcount%29 some suggestions])
2. support nominations of female scientists to be included in vital article collections
3. Google Sheets: CRA-W and Anita Borg Institute : [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Sxr33IeAYKtxbfVo2b3KKNiIr2OI64cT4ZohEJNi43U/ Wikipedia Project for Notable Women in Computing]; [https://www2.cs.duke.edu/csed/wikipedia/index.html Writing Wikipedia Pages for Notable Women in Computing] by Susan H. Rodger (User:Shrodger)
4. [open suggestions]

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A 2019 article from Slate magazine found that notability guidelines for new articles have played [https://slate.com/technology/2019/03/wikipedia-women-history-notability-gender-gap.html a role in diminishing] both the retention of female editors and women-related subjects on Wikipedia – particularly "lesser-known but important women from history." For example, when Canadian physicist Donna Strickland won the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics, she did not have a Wikipedia page despite her fellow male nominees all having their own entries. This was because not enough newspaper articles spoke about her long and storied career in the sciences. When you create new articles about female scientists please cross-reference our writing policy and sourcing requirements. If you are struggling with creating or maintaining an article about a female scientist, please add it to the following list (members will be more than happy to help):

1. Jade Leung (engineer) other places to de-orphan this article?
2. Lisa M. Overall
3. Lisa Jones (scientist)
4. Mindel C. Sheps [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Mindel_C._Sheps]
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8. Teri Klein
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Writing biographies:

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• Primer for creating women's biographies
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Women scientists

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1. Alex Dawes
2. Allthemilescombined1
3. Peepsys I am training to become a Wikipedia Scientist...
4. Keilana - interested in women scientists because I'm training to be one!
5. SarahStierch
6. Lquilter - partnered with a woman scientist ...
7. Czar
8. KTC
9. Ricky916
10. {{User|RockMagnetist}} - interested in all scientific biographies and reducing systemic bias
11. Gobonobo
12. Gloriamarie
13. Dcrjsr - I am a woman scientist myself, and I edit science biographies as part of WikiProject Biophysics
14. Netha
15. static shakedown
16. Gamaliel (talk) I wrote a bunch of these in 2011. It's good to see a project dedicated to filling in these redlinks.
17. Tom Morris
18. Daria Cybulska (WMUK) (talk) - interested in sharing this project at events
19. DocTree
20. Nicke.me (talk)
21. Ginger Maine Coon - I am a woman biochemist myself.
22. Araucana will work on women in ecology, ESP historical
23. Girona7 - have long been adding to such topics; I organize related Wiki events in the New England area
24. phoebe / (talk to me) - have also been working on these for a long time, especially adding references
25. hfordsa - I'd love to write about non-Western women scientists
26. Kirill Lokshin
27. Harej (talk)
28. GTF17 (talk)
29. Rohini Woman engineer, tech journalist, associated with Gender gap in India.
30. Mary Mark Ockerbloom (talk) -- Editor of [http://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/ A Celebration of Women Writers]; working as Wikipedian in Residence at the Chemical Heritage Foundation
31. drlmshillito
32. Djembayz
33. FloNight
34. Stardarks
35. Hildabast
36. Shudde
37. User:Geeklizzard I like to work on bios of women, especially women in STEM & literature!
38. Hrothulf. I heard the call on Wikipedia Weekly Episode 105.
39. LizBajjalieh
40. Penny Richards
41. Iamozy (talk) - female neuroscientist
42. Rosiestep
43. Brainy J
44. Samwalton9
45. 97198 – mainly interested in women in medicine
46. dgorsline women ornithologists, botanists, other naturalists
47. meghaninmotion
48. Ambrosia10 - NZ women scientists & women scientists at the Smithsonian
49. Brinacor
50. {{User|Rich Farmbrough}}
51. Jesslynnq STEM librarian
52. Ravenclaw27 STEM university student
53. Doctorseeba (talk)
54. Innotata
55. Leela0808
56. Twistthespine
57. Justine
58. Fairgeek I write articles about women history has overlooked, including scientists
59. Jocelyndurrey
60. Mhpmiller
61. Geog Q (talk) 23:38, 6 March 2015 (UTC)
62. Opabinia regalis
63. Digitaleffie
64. Uncommon_fritillary
65. cmcmahon418 Particularly interested in women in chemistry
66. Smirkybec particularly interested in Irish scientists, or those who were active in Ireland.
67. {{User|Ozhu}}
68. {{User|MartinPoulter}} Wikimedian In Residence at the Bodleian Libraries, Oxford from April 2015 to march 2016 so can probably help with anything related to Oxford University. Interested in representing women's achievements, not just in biographies of women
69. Psanchez820 (talk) 21:44, 17 August 2015 (UTC) I am a molecular biologist working on my PhD with a project in cancer genomics in Mexico.
70. Pharaoh of the Wizards
71. Iamthecheese44
72. Megalibrarygirl, I just enjoy writing women's bios for wiki. Any science is good science. ;) Megalibrarygirl (talk) 22:33, 27 November 2015 (UTC)
73. Netherzone
74. {{User|LeoRomero}} - I always wanted to be a woman scientist
75. Le Prof - bec. my training, perspective were much influenced by Yvonne Connolly Martin.
76. Alybrarian (talk) - Science librarian; particular interest in early female marine scientists and female astronomers
77. Amachka (talk) 22:51, 16 January 2016 (UTC)
78. Spc72894 (talk) 15:15, 19 February 2016 (UTC) Biomedical science student
79. Emjackson42 (talk) 20:21, 27 February 2016 (UTC) Botany Librarian
80. I, JethroBT ^{drop me a line} 07:34, 10 March 2016 (UTC)
81. {{User|mellyphant}} - We need more awareness of women in science if we are to get more women into science!
82. LaMèreVeille When I noticed that not all the women from French Academy of Sciences were on the fr.wikipedia.org, I decided to write their biography. I'll contribute translating bio in French.
83. Michael Goodyear
84. {{User|Cypherquest}} 20 March 2016 (CST)
85. Sarahshoes66 ScienceGrrl interested in helping out the project
86. Newtonianidealist
87. Alafarge (talk) 22:16, 19 August 2016 (UTC) Realized I should join because I keep writing in this area
88. {{User|Mvitulli}} 22 August 2016 I have long been writing and editing in this are so I'd thought I'd add my name to the list. Please get in touch if you are interested in increasing bios of female mathematicians
89. Microbe26 (talk) 02:41, 1 September 2016 (UTC)
90. Zeromonk (talk) 14:21, 1 September 2016 (UTC)
91. Grrrlriot (talk)
92. Manicatorman (talk)
93. {{User|Viking59}} I'm already in the french project of Women in red, i'll start editing more on the english wikipedia
94. {{User|Rsousa13}}
95. Shannon_Garcia
96. {{User|Universe&u}}
97. Layka100 (talk) 15:57, 8 March 2017 (UTC) Historian and Philosopher of science and mostly active in the Dutch chapter.
98. Femmto15 Very excited to join the project! Female PhD in chemistry, environmental science, neuroscience
99. gwendy (talk) 15:24, 15 March 2017 (UTC)
100. Diffusive (talk) Background in biophysics.
101. Ear-phone (talk) - Writing about African Women scientists here
102. Whispyhistory (talk) - interested in women in medicine
103. Estregger (talk) librarian with background in physics and geoscience
104. jrmatos (talk) Phd student in Informatics. Particularly interested in female mathematicians and computer scientists.
105. Million Moments - plant pathologist
106. {{User|SJTatsu}}
107. {{User|Foreverxnature}} - I want to major in physics in college to become an Astrophysicist. I’m also interested in mathematics and chemistry.
108. Laura Hoopes Professor of molecular biology and biology emerita, PhD in genetics, interested in women in science especially biographiesLLMHoopes (talk) 19:20, 9 August 2018 (UTC)
109. Tarselli - 2018 Wikipedia Fellow, Women in Science; will mostly contribute chemists, enzymologists, and data scientists. After the physics Wikipedia issue for Nobelist Prof. Donna Strickland, I've been visiting major awards pages and filling in women scientists' names that appear in red (no page).
110. Jmertel23 (talk) 13:48, 22 October 2018 (UTC)
111. {{User|Mikonui}} - Hydrology
112. {{User|jhmadden}} - Astrophysicist
113. {{User|Nucleosynth}}
114. {{User|Martinogk}} - when reading and writing Wikipedia articles, I keep bumping into great women scientists without an article
115. {{User|soulsinsync}} - focus is on Canadian under-represented scientists (including women) but happy to create Wikipedia pages for any women scientists. Soulsinsync (talk) 00:31, 20 March 2019 (UTC)
116. {{User|Bradv}} 20:22, 8 May 2019 (UTC)
117. {{user|Laatu}} - a woman scientist & excited about this project! Laatu (talk)
118. {{user|Camelia.boban}} - developer, almost active in Italian Wikipedia (where I created the WikiDonne project and Women in STEM subproject)
119. Sievered - physicist interested in helping out with this project!
120. User:Prahlad Balaji - Just helping out, see Lisa Overall
121. {{User|MapleSoy}} - Psychologist
122. {{User|Kj cheetham}}
123. AthalGolwen (talk) 15:56, 20 February 2020 (UTC)
124. {{User|AMM Pittsburgh}} - I Love Science!
125. {{user|persia}} - Chemist Science ☘
126. Donna Spencer (talk) – Spanish women scientists, e.g. Margarita Salas, among others.
127. {{User|Rfairb}} Biologist in training
128. {{User|Eizba}} Physicist with newfound love for editing Wikipedia
129. {{User|Aeffenberger}}, a woman scientist
130. Microglia145 (talk) 05:48, 1 July 2020 (UTC)
131. Brsmith19 (talk) 19:57, 28 July 2020 (UTC)
132. Wikemily (talk) 18:49, 7 October 2020 (UTC)
133. {{User|soupvector}}
134. Lamacha9617 (talk) 03:54, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
135. Spaghettio3 (talk) 03:24, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
136. Poto18 (talk) 02:04, 13 January 2021 (UTC) Physics PhD candidate for accelerator science and wanting to expand representation, e.g. Duília de Mello
137. Derpythorki (talk) 19:28, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
138. Steminist04 (talk) 18:43, 23 May 2021 (UTC)
139. Rhodonaus (talk) 10:52, 15 August 2021 (UTC)
140. Coolcactus04
141. Stemturtle23 (talk) 18:50, 4 November 2021 (UTC)
142. Maddy from Celeste (talk · contribs)
143. SueDaNym (talk) 12:11, 2 June 2022 (UTC) Interested in learning about, and letting people know about, cool people
144. JamieF (talk) 17:14, 21 September 2022 (UTC) WiR at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library. Avid female scientist fangirl.
145. Samson0742 (talk) 07:49, 17 December 2022 (UTC)
146. Nhaan.Moal 04:30, 11 August 2023 (UTC-4) Student in sociology-history, Science and feminism are very dear to me (its an understatement)
147. MariahKRogers can help generally but has a focus in biology, mycology especially
148. S.v.Mering (talk) 00:45, 25 January 2024 (UTC) women in natural history
149. Cyanochic (talk) 03:05, 27 September 2024 (UTC) generally interested in editing and expanding articles, particularly women in evolutionary biology and genetics
150. Abersnail (talk) 06:09, 4 October 2024 (UTC)
151. David Eppstein (talk) 17:35, 8 October 2024 (UTC) I've been creating new biographies of women in STEM daily for several years, focusing mainly on mathematics and related areas of statistics, computer science, physics, and engineering.
152. Hobbitina (talk) 04:39, 30 December 2024 (UTC) I’m excited to add more biographies!
153. Physhist (talk) 22:45, 19 March 2025 (UTC)
154. Afonso Dimas Martins (talk) 13:47, 15 April 2025 (UTC)

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