You second research assignment for HSCI 3023 will be to write a Wikipedia article on a woman scientist. There are two websites you need to access for this assignment: 1) the WikiProjects Women in Science page, and 2) the Wikipedia class page for HSCI 3023. The pass code for this website is iatzugrs.

The Wikiprojects Women in Science page lists women scientists in need of Wikipedia entries, as well as resources for writing these articles. You can choose a woman scientist (or physician, or engineer) not on this list, but this person can’t have an existing article. (It’s alright if the person has a “stub,” but not a full article.) The Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science (2000) edited by Marilyn B. Ogilvie and Joy D. Harvey is a useful print resource. It’s in the History of Science Collections in Bizzell Library.

The Wikipedia class page for HSCI 3023 contains a week-by-week breakdown of Wikipedia training and assignments. Your grade on this assignment is based not just on the final article, but on successful completion of SIX preliminary assignments PLUS the final article. Please access this website and get started the week of October 9-15.