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Draft for peer edit is in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:GPHistofSci sandbox

Drafting: Other Possible adds and changes
First, this article could use a picture of Lloyd, there is a good one in the time capsule article. The time capsule article mentions that Lloyd was the second head of the UNL chemistry department, serving as head in the spring of 1892. This could be added to the University of Nebraska section. In "Rachel Lloyd, Ph.D. Pioneering Woman in Chemistry" Lindblom describes her association in different scientific/chemical societies not currently mentioned in her article. In 1889, she was elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. She also served on the Science Committee of the Association for the Advancement of Women in 1890 and 1891. In Clement's biography of Lloyd, he states that she was at one point the Superintendent of the Infant Sunday School at St. Peter's Church in Philadelphia. This could be a good addition to her early years section.

Possible New Section or Add to University of Nebraska
In May 2014, a time capsule was opened at the University of Nebraska Lincoln. The capsule came from the cornerstone of the building that had previously housed the Chemistry Department and had been planted there in 1916. The capsule had initially been forgotten but was discovered when someone searching for information on Rachel Lloyd discovered a newspaper article about the capsule's burial that had mentioned her. The capsule contained newspapers from the time of its burial, information about what was happening at the school at the time, photos of members of members of the chemistry department, and other items related to the chemistry department as it had been in 1916. Included in these photos is a high resolution photo of Lloyd, which is often used in articles about her life and work. Arguably the most important item in the capsule was a biography of Lloyd's life, titled "In Memoriam: Rachel Lloyd, Ph.D". The book was written by her brother-in-law, Clement Lloyd, and contained information about her life that was not found elsewhere.

Early years
Lloyd (née Rachel Abbie Holloway) was born in Flushing, Ohio to a large Quaker farming family, which she lost at a young age; all three of her siblings died in infancy, her mother when she was five, and her father when she was 12. At the age of 20, she married Franklin Lloyd, a chemist with Powers and Weightman. Lloyd noted that Franklin kept a chemical laboratory in their home, which is where her interest in the field originated. The couple had two children: Fannie Lloyd (1860–1860) and William C. Lloyd (1865–1865), both of whom died in infancy. Franklin also died in 1865, shortly after William's death. After her husband's death, Lloyd traveled Europe for a decade before financial difficulties forced her to return to the US to look for work. . Lloyd supported herself for some time as a science teacher at the Chestnut Street Female Seminary before making the decision to formally pursue her interest in chemistry.

Sources and Plagiarism; Working in Groups
We chose Rachel Lloyd (Chemist) because after reading it for the initial evaluation assignment it seemed that there could be much more information about her. She was the first woman to ever attain a PhD in chemistry which seems like a big historical achievement, but is somewhat glossed over by the current article. More information about her research at the University of Nebraska could also probably be found and added.

American Chemical Society National Historic Chemical Landmarks. Rachel Lloyd, Ph.D., Pioneering Woman in Chemistry. http://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/education/whatischemistry/landmarks/rachel-holloway-lloyd.html (September 27, 2019).

Forgotten Chemistry Time Capsule Revealed the Stories of Two Early Female Chemistry Professors http://acshist.scs.illinois.edu/bulletin/bull18-vol43-1.php *need American Chemical Society membership have an ILL request out

Article Evaluation
Rachel Lloyd (chemist)


 * Is everything in the article relevant to the article topic? Is there anything that distracted you?

Everything is relevant to either her work or her life, I do not think anything was distracting.


 * Is the article neutral? Are there any claims, or frames, that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?

The article is neutral and only presents facts about the timeline of her life. The only part of the article showing bias towards Lloyd is in a direct quote from the chancellor of the university at which she worked.


 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?

The article is fairly evenly distributed between "Life", "Studies", and "University of Nebraska", but I feel that more could be said about the sections about her studies and her career. She was the first woman with a PhD in chemistry which is stated but otherwise glazed over. It also states that her work had a large impact on beet farming in Nebraska but there are only a few sentences about that as well.


 * Check a few citations. Do the links work? Does the source support the claims in the article?

The source links all either work or are formatted to where you can search the phrase and find the origin source fairly easily.


 * Is each fact referenced with an appropriate, reliable reference? Where does the information come from? Are these neutral sources? If biased, is that bias noted?

Most of the references are links to journals, encyclopedias, scientific conferences, or to her own published work, but one stood out to me as possibly not being credible. The reference for her death links to "FindAGrave.com" which is a website anyone can use to find data about the graves of their ancestors.


 * Is any information out of date? Is anything missing that could be added?

While her published research is listed as one of the references, I feel that going into more depth about what her work entailed in the article could be helpful. The article discusses how she studied sugar beets and this lead to farmers in Nebraska making profit off of the crop, but does not really explain the gap between point A and point B.


 * Check out the Talk page of the article. What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?

The only thing that appears on the talk page is someone asking about the gap in information between 1865-1876, however, it is implied that Lloyd was working as a science teacher during that period until she went on to get her degree.


 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?

The article is rated as start class for the WikiProject Biography as well as the WikiProject Women scientists


 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?

While most of the women we have talked about have been shown as being behind the scenes, this article seems to highlight how her work helped impact legislature in Nebraska and show that she was well regarded during her career,