Amplifying Female Scientists
The story of how physicist, Jess Wade empowered underrepresented scientists by writing over a thousand Wikipedia biographies.
August 1, 2023
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Amplifying Female Scientists
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In 2019, Dr. Jess Wade discovered a giant gap in female and minority scientist representation on Wikipedia, so she started writing. Over the course of three years, she wrote over 1700 bios! Here's her story.
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