and we know the world can be tough sometimes with
what seems like endless mind numbing news. So to
take a break, we'd like to tell you one
good thing happening in the world today on charters news
wrap 33 year old Jessica wade is a London based
physicist who was recently invited to Buckingham palace where she
received the very prestigious british empire medal. But not
for her contributions to science but for supporting and defending
other women and aspiring young girls. Its stem she
began writing lost biographies for other women scientists when she
was 20 years old for people she believed were not
getting the recognition they deserved. She has now written
more than 1600 Wikipedia entries for those long ignored women
scientists. I love her. For example, Clarice
Phelps is a young African American nuclear chemist who worked
on a team that discovered a new periodic table element
. We've discovered her story and wrote up a Wikipedia
bio for her. But the Phelps entry bounced on
and off Wikipedia as critics deleted it and way defended
it well in the end weighed one meaning Phelps entry
will live on the site for good. She's not
the only one changing the game and the narrative for
women in stem either. An organization called 500 women
scientists is giving a voice and shining a light on
how these leaders are feeling as a Latina in science
. I often felt like I didn't belong as a
black woman in science. I have often felt isolated
and alone. I've had to work twice as hard
as my male colleagues. I have sometimes been ignored
, ignored, ignored in Science. As a woman
in Science, I have often felt undervalued, made
to feel small, seen as too feminine. I
have often been underestimated underrepresented, And the organization is
working to make science open, inclusive and accessible and
transform society by breaking barriers and fighting racism, patriarchy
and oppressive societal norms. Members of 500 women scientists
help women reclaim their space while fighting for the voices
of themselves and other women.