User talk:Alopesnc/Nightingale sandbox

Please add comments and edits to this sandbox Alopesnc (talk) 14:23, 17 August 2018 (UTC)

Naming Conventions
In general, Wikipedia doesn't refer to people as "Professor [Name]" or by their first name. I will go through and change the ones I see in the article. Rebeccah-mackinnon (talk) 16:08, 21 August 2018 (UTC) Thanks. I corrected this and also removed gender pronouns.Alopesnc (talk) 01:09, 24 August 2018 (UTC)

Claire J's Peer Review
I didn't think there was enough information to separate the two sections. Perhaps if I found more specific information on research, then separating the two would make more sense.Alopesnc (talk) 01:35, 24 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Perhaps separate career & research into 2 sections?

I was unable to discover more details on her contributions in these areas. An exhaustive google search did not highlight any significant journal articles. This was frustrating. However, I did not search on SciFinder or Reaxys-I only have limited access at work to these databases, and did not want to incur additional cost.Alopesnc (talk) 01:35, 24 August 2018 (UTC)
 * What exactly did Nightingale discover about chemiluminescence & the Friedel-Crafts reaction? Go into a couple of sentences of detail about her contributions? Explain why her discoveries are significant

I was unable to discover other awards or achievements. On a personal note, I feel that the lack of readily available information is symbolic of the attitude prevalent over the time period, the repression of women scientists (I call it gender cleansing). For example, she was a faculty member for thirty years before promotion to full professor. Nightingale was a pioneer in this sense- she did what she could and helped pave the way for others. Of course, we can't mention these "feelings" in our biographies, but this saddened me. I wish there was more that I could highlight to emphasize her contributions, in her memory. Alopesnc (talk) 01:35, 24 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Did she win any other awards? Or any other achievements?

Claire.jarvis42 (talk) 17:05, 21 August 2018 (UTC)

I found this as a reference to a (if you haven't seen it already) that gives a little bit of detail about Nightingale's work. Hope it helps. I have full access to most journals, so let me know if you need a PDF of any article https://books.google.com/books?id=LTSYePZvSXYC&pg=PA944&lpg=PA944&dq=nightingale+friedel+crafts+reaction&source=bl&ots=hQnaiZX14F&sig=pt9s7Nw5jMH4Qu_E817pIBX31X8&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjWypiq96HdAhUMn-AKHQ1kCy8Q6AEwE3oECAAQAQ#v=onepage&q=nightingale%20friedel%20crafts%20reaction&f=false

Claire.jarvis42 (talk) 18:08, 4 September 2018 (UTC)