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Nationality context in intro and lead on Talk:Lisa Su
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Wita von Jazewitsch
botanist (1913-1959)
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19 Jul 2024 – Erika Podest ( talk · · hist) was nominated for DYK by Silver seren ( t · c); see discussion
15 Jul 2024 – Lisa M. Corrigan ( talk · · hist) was nominated for DYK by Silver seren ( t · c); see discussion
15 Jul 2024 – Margaret Eliza Maltby ( talk · · hist) was nominated for DYK by Physhist ( t · c); see discussion
11 Jul 2024 – Motibai Kapadia ( talk · · hist) was nominated for DYK by Whispyhistory ( t · c); see discussion

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08 Jul 2024 – Thelma Rodgers ( talk · · hist) was AfDed by LibStar ( t · c); see discussion (12 participants; relisted)

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24 July 2024

diff hist Esther Lederberg‎ 15:02 −97‎ ‎ Athel cb talk contribs‎ (Two of the "awards" listed are not awards in any relevant sense)
diff hist Kalpana Chawla‎ 15:00 +7‎ ‎ 2405:201:682c:a052:2d71:e7cd:d11a:2b6b talk‎ ( →‎Early life and education) Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit
diff hist Melinda Estes‎ 14:53 +214‎ ‎ Jlahorn talk contribs‎ ( →‎Education: Added citation for neurology residency and adapted content to reflect reference.)
diff hist Melinda Estes‎ 14:46 +302‎ ‎ Jlahorn talk contribs‎ ( →‎Education: Added citation for educational details and adapted content to reflect reference.)
diff hist Hedy Lamarr‎ 14:40 −176‎ ‎ 72.70.187.44 talk‎ (A drag queen has no relationship to Hedy Lamarr.)
diff hist m Kalpana Chawla‎ 14:22 0‎ ‎ Frost talk contribs‎ (Reverted edits by 2409:4060:2D34:A397:0:0:7B08:EB00 ( talk) ( HG) (3.4.12)) Tags: Huggle Rollback
diff hist Kalpana Chawla‎ 14:22 0‎ ‎ 2409:4060:2d34:a397::7b08:eb00 talk‎ Tags: Manual revert Reverted Mobile edit Mobile web edit
diff hist m Kalpana Chawla‎ 14:22 0‎ ‎ Frost talk contribs‎ (Reverted edits by 2409:4060:2D34:A397:0:0:7B08:EB00 ( talk) ( HG) (3.4.12)) Tags: Huggle Rollback Reverted
diff hist Kalpana Chawla‎ 14:22 0‎ ‎ 2409:4060:2d34:a397::7b08:eb00 talk‎ Tags: Reverted Mobile edit Mobile web edit
diff hist m Kalpana Chawla‎ 14:21 −12‎ ‎ Frost talk contribs‎ (Reverted edits by 2409:4060:2D34:A397:0:0:7B08:EB00 ( talk) ( HG) (3.4.12)) Tags: Huggle Rollback

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Women scientists articles by quality and importance
Quality	Importance
Quality	Top	High	Mid	Low	NA	???	Total
FA	3	2	4	7			16
FL			1				1
A			1				1
GA	5	10	36	64		1	116
B	17	77	205	516		51	866
C	4	108	555	3,652		1,308	5,627
Start		77	617	8,055		4,855	13,604
Stub			36	1,881		1,040	2,957
List	4	7	30	15		3	59
Category					1,269		1,269
Disambig					2		2
File					39		39
Project					41		41
Template					7		7
NA			2	17	47		66
Other					86		86
Assessed	33	281	1,487	14,207	1,491	7,258	24,757
Unassessed						20	20
Total	33	281	1,487	14,207	1,491	7,278	24,777
WikiWork factors ( ?)		ω = 111,113			Ω = 4.79

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