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    21 hours ago

    During the & remarkable women edit-a-thon series yesterday; one of the participants created a Wikipedia article for Cameroonian investment banker and entrepreneur: Michelle Essomé(). We do more💪🏽 Cc:

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    🧫👩🏻‍🔬 Meet Prof Sara Mole, cell biology boss + champion . Mole studies the genetic bases of neurodegenerative diseases. She leads a project searching for new treatments for Batten disease. New page:

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  3. 24 hours ago

    Lots know Beatrix Potter as the creator of iconic books for children about Peter Rabbit & Mrs Tiggywinkle, but she was a naturalist who took a leading role in creating Britains's national parks. A hero & obvs

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    24 hours ago

    Wow... so I had a great time yesterday representing along with Shola to train women on how to contribute to as part of the remarkable women series where each participants created atleast one woman-bio Wikipedia article. Cc:

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    Jul 27

    The official programme is out! This year's will host more than 240 seminars, hackathons & talks on and the SDGs:

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    Jul 28

    Join us for a FREE Electrifying Women on 21 September with led by Part of funded by

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  7. Jul 28

    Another magnificent FIRST picture donated by Michael G Spafford. Aisha Buhari is the first lady of . She has spoken out against child abuse. Her husband says "...she belongs to my kitchen and my living room and the other room"

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    Jul 27

    I created a Wikipedia page for one of Nigeria's premier female political figures and social activists Adunni Oluwole for the and Wikipedia Edit-a-thon. Read it here cc

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    Jul 26

    New wiki page for Prof Bettina Meiser, at

    Most Wikipedia profiles are about men - these women in Australia are hoping to change that ⁦⁩ ⁦⁩ ⁦⁩
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    Jul 27

    I wrote an article on Nkem Okocha for in conjunction with for the Wikipedia-Edit-a-thon. Read it here CC:

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    Jul 27

    Migeon was when she first realised that women could do anything. She was rejected from medical school + couldn’t join her dream lab because medicine wasn’t ready for women; but she did it anyway, + went on to investigate why women are biologically stronger than men.

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    Jul 27

    🧬 Meet Prof Barbara Migeon, founder of the graduate program in human genetics and winner of ‘16 Lifetime Achievement award. Migeon studies X chromosome inactivation and genetic mosaicism. New page:

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    Jul 27

    'That's an excellent suggestion, Miss Triggs. Perhaps one of the men here would like to make it.' Celebrating Dutch Golden Age painter Judith Leyster, whose entire oeuvre was attributed to her male contemporaries

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    Jul 27

    This Ever wonder where generic drug names come from? Two women in Chicago, Stephanie Shubat, left, and Gail Karet, that's where: via cc

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  15. Jul 27

    , Shirley Williams helped reshape the politics of the left in the UK. She provided a catalyst to create the Liberal Democrats. She's now "retired" to be a Professor at . One of my heroes. She's

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    Jul 26
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    Ann - 19 articles added to 245 means the event increased representation by 8% in 24 hours !

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    Jul 26

    started article on Grace C. Hamman (1899-1983), educator, director of svcs for people in , 1935-1955:

    Grace C. Hamman in 1934, a white woman with short blond hair.
    Grace C. Hamman in 1935, a white woman with short blond hair, wearing a floral blouse.
    Grace C. Hamman in 1948, a white woman with blond hair.
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    Thea Melvie Exley (1923-2007) Australian archivist and art historian, the first woman to head a regional office of the Australian Commonwealth Archives Office, (now the National Archives of Australia) and a new addition to

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    3 May 2018

    🎨💫 Meet Dr Nia Imara, astrophysicist, artist and activist. In ‘10 Imara became the first African American woman to graduate with a PhD in , now she’s a Fellow studying stellar nurseries . New page 👉🏽

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  20. Jul 26

    Brilliant work by Scottish intern moves 100s of almost forgotten witches into the main space. Well done Emma.

    "WEEK 7 – A CAULDRON FULL OF DATA" Our Witchfinder General intern, Emma, has uploaded 1350 residences for people associated with the Scottish witch trials (judges, ministers etc) Map colour-coded by gender
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