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Wikipedia Article: Glutamine Synthetase Yes, everything in the article is relevant to the topic, glutamine synthetase (GS). It goes well into detail about the structure, function, mechanism and more of GS in the body. There was nothing that distracted me throughout the article. All of the images were helpful in clarifying the subject matter and the information was well formatted in my opinion. The article is neutral. There was one section that used a specific study to support their answer, however, it followed up with providing an alternative perspective. This is an example of how the article is neutral and does not take on any certain claims or opinions toward a particular position. No, there are no viewpoints that are either over nor underrepresented. After checking a few of the many citation, I confirmed that the links worked and the sources did support the claims in the article. There is one source (reference 4) that refers to the GS of plants and bacteria, not humans. The statement does not say that it is about humans, so it is not incorrect, but I think it should specify that it is relating to plants and bacteria so that readers are not confused, especially because a lot of the article is talking about GS in humans. Yes, I believe that the facts are referenced with appropriate sources. Most of the sources are primary and secondary articles and journals. Of the sources I read through, they appear to be neutral. Some of them are a little bit dated, from around the 1970's, however, I believe that they are still reliable sources. I did not see any that noted they were biased. There are some articles/journals that were used from the 1970's, which is a little bit out of fate. From my experience researching glutamine synthetase, there was a lot discovered about it during this time period. Although it is dated, I think that the sources are still reliable until they are proven incorrect. If more updated sources are found, then this information should be updated as well, but until then, I think it is appropriate to keep these sources. I did not notice anything that was missing. One of the topics brought up in the talk page was about how a source that was used references the GS in plants and bacteria, but not to humans and they wanted to know if the information could be applied to humans (as I mentioned in a previous question). There were also remarks relating to the regulation of GS, however no one responded so there was not a conversation. This individual posed both questions for the author and statements about how they thought some of the information should be worded. This article is rated Start-Class on the pages quality scale and Low Importance on the importance scale. It is/was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment. We have not specifically talked about this topic in class because it is very specific. This is the molecule I am studying for the MyMolecule project. Overall, however, this article is very concise and give the basic information about GS. It is helpful in understanding the overview of GS before diving into more specific journals and articles relating to the subject.
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Rosa Bouton
Contribution: Currently, there is no Wikipedia article written about Rosa Bouton. I will contribute by writing an article about her life, accomplishments and contribution to the world of women in the STEM field. Additionally, I will add any other pertinent information about Rosa Bouton that I may come across in my research.

Sources: Rosa Bouton (c. 19 December 1860 - 15 February 1951) was an American chemist and professor, notably known for her organization and direction of the School of Domestic Science (now the Department of Nutrition and Health Sciences) at the University of Nebraska in 1898. Despite the lack of funding, Rosa Bouton worked to provide a course to teach young women about the realms of domestic science. As years passed and the demand for more courses and areas of study emerged, Bouton, as the sole instructor, continued to strengthen and build the department to provide such an education to these women.
 * 1) Creese, M. R. (1998). Ladies in the laboratory?: American and British women in science, 1800-1900: a survey of their contributions to research. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow.
 * 2) The Journal of Home Economics(Vol. IV). (1912). Retrieved February 1, 2018, from https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo.31924053753582;view=1up;seq=6;size=150
 * 3) Rosa Bouton. (n.d.). Retrieved February 02, 2018, from http://historicbuildings.unl.edu/people.php?peopleID=33&cid=14
 * 4) https://chem.unl.edu/docs/alumni/ChemAlumNwsltr_Spring%202010.pdf
 * 5) The Register and Catalogue for the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska
 * 6) Avery, S., & Bouton, R. (1898). On Phenylglutaric Acid and its Derivatives. Journal of the American Chemical Society,20(1898), 509-515. Retrieved February 20, 2018, from https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=9g_zAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&output=reader&hl=en&pg=GBS.PA515.
 * 7) 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 (accessed Month Day, Year).

Early Life
Rosa Bouton was born on 19 December 1860 in Albany, Kansas near present day Sabetha. Rosa was one of five children. Her mother was Fanny (Waldo) Bouton and her father was Eli F. Bouton. Prior to her birth, Rosa's parents had just settled in the northeast town of Kansas after traveling cross country from New York State. At the age of seven, Rosa faced the death of her mother. Her father, Eli Bouton, was an accredited school teacher and worked in education for many years. After the death of his wife in 1867, Eli soon remarried.

Education
Rosa began her studies at the State Normal School in Peru, Nebraska. After just two years, in 1881, Rosa received a teaching certificate from the State Normal School. Her work was recognized by a professor at the State Normal School, Henry Hudson Nicholson. Following his work at the State School, Nicholson moved on to teach chemistry at the University of Nebraska Lincoln. As a consequence of Rosa's fine work, Nicholson invited Rosa to go to Nebraska with him. At the University of Nebraska, Rosa studied chemistry. Throughout her schooling years, Rosa also served as an instructor in the chemistry department. In 1891, she graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree and, just two years later, she also received a Master of Liberal Arts degree.

Career
Following her graduation, Rosa Bouton remained very active within the scientific community. She continued to work for the chemistry department at the University of Nebraska Lincoln (UNL), joined the American Chemical Society in 1893 and performed research that she would later publish in 1898. Rosa was the second female member of the American Chemical Society. While a graduate student at the UNL, Rosa also was employed by the chemistry department, for whom she taught classes. For several years, Rosa taught courses relating both to analytical chemistry and applied domestic chemistry. The domestic science courses covered subjects such as food analysis, sanitation, and contaminants in food. Additionally, Rosa conducted research with a fellow faculty member, Samuel Avery, at UNL and in 1898 was published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society on her work with phenylglutaric acids. Her focus of study was on acids alongside the effect that phenyl groups have on the properties of acids.

In 1898, the University of Nebraska established a new School of Domestic Science. Along with this came the school’s request for Rosa to organize it. Rosa had spent a lot of her time expanding upon her education and in 1894, she met with Ellen Swallow. Swallow was an active leader in organizing college-level courses related to home economic, of whom Rosa learned a lot from. It was in the school's best interest to have Rosa instruct these courses due to her dedication and expertise in this area of study. Rosa accepted this offer and began her work in developing this program. She was given an initial fifteen dollars from the school to acquire appliances including tables, sinks, stoves, cupboards, and other supplies vital to teaching domestic science. While this was not enough to equip the classroom with the proper materials, Rosa also received funding from the chemistry department with the help of her colleague, Henry Nicholson. Beyond this, Rosa often spent her own money on supplies and training. The summer of 1898, after accepting her role in this Department, Rosa paid for herself to travel to Boston. There, she learned more about this the field of domestic science in order to improve the effect she would have on the department and women that she would be instructing the next fall. When the school officially opened, there were eleven students enrolled. Within two years, the enrollment had increased to forty-one and at this point, Rosa was named the director of this School. In 1906, just eight years after it first opened, the School of Domestic Science grew from a two-year program to a four-year program and was later renamed the College of Home Economics. With this came training for new instructors as well. The school continued to expand as the years passed; Rosa designed a new school that would be built in 1908. She spent a lot of time researching the quality and design of already established scientific facilities when planning for this construction. Another milestone came in 1912 when the enrollment for the School of Domestic Science reached over three hundred students. By this point, the school had also hired more trained instructors who would take over for Rosa Bouton in 1912 when she was asked to step down from her position. Rosa played a very large role in the local and national Home Economics Association and had written articles that were published in both The Nebraska Teacher and The Nebraska Farmer. Her reputation was well established in Nebraska, however, at the age of fifty-one, she resigned from UNL and moved out of Nebraska.

Until 1916, Rosa lived in San Francisco, California where she worked in a small bakery. Following this, she reentered the education business and began teaching home economics courses at a high school in a small town in Arizona, called Winkelman, for about a year. Rosa was a woman of many trades as she accepted a position to become a home demonstration agent for the Arizona Agricultural Extension Services where she lead community instruction for women, worked as a nurse and general counselor. At the age of seventy-four, Rosa retired and moved back to California to live with her sister, Mary Bouton. As the years passed, she continued to watch as the UNL Department of Domestic Science continued to expand and grow. Years later, after fighting a long illness, Rosa Bouton died in Pomona, California on February 15, 1951.

Legacy
Rosa’s legacy continues as she is considered a founding member of the Nebraska local section. Additionally, a women’s dormitory at UNL was named in honor of her dedication to the school and contribution to its success.