Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/Addressing the Discoverability Gap for Women in Science Edit-a-thon: Difference between revisions

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• Step 1: Choose an article to work on from the list below
• Step 2: Select the ‘article reservations, editing suggestions and sources’ link in that article’s section.
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Biological Science – Article reservations, editing suggestions and sources

Chemistry – Article reservations, editing suggestions and sources

Cognitive Science – Article reservations, editing suggestions and sources

Cryptology – Article reservations, editing suggestions and sources

Design – Article reservations, editing suggestions and sources

Engineering – Article reservations, editing suggestions and sources

Geology – – Article reservations, editing suggestions and sources

Mathematics – Article reservations, editing suggestions and sources

Medicine – Article reservations, editing suggestions and sources

Nutrition – Article reservations, editing suggestions and sources

Paleontology – Article reservations, editing suggestions and sources

Pharmacology – Article reservations, editing suggestions and sources

Physics – Article reservations, editing suggestions and sources

Articles to link to (from others) or women whose related biographies need improvements within other articles – Article reservations, editing suggestions and sources