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Wiki Article Evaluation - Rachel Lloyd (chemist)

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

The article is relevant to the topic. Lloyd was a very active chemist, and deserves recognition.

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

The article is neutral. There were no direct lines saying anything that supports bias towards any position.

•Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?

None of the viewpoints were over-represented. There could be some more detail into her chemistry that she worked on; however a lot of her work was touched on.

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

All of the links work as they should. The sources are all relevant to the information mentioned in the article, and about Lloyd.

•Is any information out of date?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

There seemed to be a gap in time of 11 years (1865-1876) where nothing is mentioned in the article. What did she do during those 11 years?

• 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?

There are currently no conversations being done on the talk page. I did post a question about what happened during those 11 years.

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The article is rated as a Start-class article. It does not have a letter grade.

Section of Maria Mitchell Article
From Maria Mitchell article: Early Years section

Mitchell's parents, like other Quakers, valued education and insisted on giving her the same access to education as boys received. She was fortunate that her father was a dedicated public school teacher who pursued an interest in mathematics and astronomy; he saw to it that Mitchell, who especially showed interest and talent, and all his children were indoctrinated with knowledge of astronomy. '''Also, Mitchell's mother was employed at two seperate libraries, which gave her access to a variety of knowledge.  ''Additionally, Nantucket's importance as a whaling port meant that wives of sailors were left for months, sometimes years, to manage affairs at home while their husbands were at sea, thus fostering an atmosphere of relative independence and equality for the women who called the island home. '

This information can probably be moved to another section, I don't think it is necessarily relevant here.

Tswptd (talk) 01:54, 11 October 2019 (UTC)

From Maria Mitchell article: academic achievements section

She became professor of astronomy at Vassar College in 1865, the first person appointed to the faculty. She was also named as director of the Vassar College Observatory, where she held that position for more than two decades. Thanks in part to Mitchell's guidance, Vassar College enrolled more students in mathematics and astronomy than Harvard University from 1865 to 1888. Though her students’ career options were limited, she never doubted the importance of their study of astronomy. “I cannot expect to make astronomers,” she said to her students, “but I do expect that you will invigorate your minds by the effort at healthy modes of thinking. When we are chafed and fretted by small cares, a look at the stars will show us the littleness of our own interests.”

'''In this reference,, it talks about how Mitchell did not necessarily trust the accuracy of the instruments that she used in her research. So she liked to speculate about what all of her data meant.'''

Tswptd (talk) 15:45, 11 October 2019 (UTC)

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