Creating a multi-linked dynamic dataset: a case study of plant genera named for women
Sabine von Mering,
Lauren Gardiner,
Sandra Knapp
et al.
Abstract:A discussion on social media led to the formation of a multidisciplinary group working on this project to highlight women’s contributions to science. The role of marginalised groups in science has been a topic of much discussion, but data on these contributions are largely lacking. Our motivation for the development of this dataset was not only to highlight names of plant genera that honour women, but to enrich this information with data that would allow the names, roles and lives of these women to be shared m… Show more
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