I gave some incorrect information by mistake in previous mail. Because of her work the term which has appeared in medical literature is - "Women's Health". Thanks.
-- Abhijeet Safai On Sat, Mar 15, 2014 at 11:47 AM, Abhijeet Safai <abhijeet.sa...@gmail.com>wrote: > Yes I know. > But I feel that this is an opportunity to contribute more about her in the > article. > > Her work is one of the great works where policies of WHO and other > organizations have changed. The word 'mother and child health' appeared > because of her in the medical literature which was only 'reproductive > health' previously! She in a way shown as how the fields like medicine are > also men dominated and how and when medicine thinks about women - only in > terms of reproductive health! She is a feminist and says it with lot of > pride. Her paper about reproductive tract infections is also a landmark > paper and it has given a new dimension to the subject. In her paper on > white discharge she mentions that nearly 90% women face these issues which > was unknown to medicine till publication of her paper! > > She has received awards by the hands of president of India. > > Thanks. > > -- > Abhijeet Safai > > > On Sat, Mar 15, 2014 at 11:11 AM, Parul <sri.pa...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> That's a good call out! >> Please feel free to add her name. >> There is a Wikipedia page - >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abhay_and_Rani_Bang that talks about her >> work. But we could have a page exclusively for her. >> >> Thanks! >> >> >> On Sat, Mar 15, 2014 at 10:53 AM, Abhijeet Safai < >> abhijeet.sa...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Just a suggestion. >>> Dr. Rani Bang is a great scientist who has received several awards of >>> national and international level. >>> Her name also can be added in the list. >>> Thanks. >>> >>> -- >>> Abhijeet Safai >>> >>> >>> On Sat, Mar 15, 2014 at 3:42 AM, jeph <jephp...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi All, >>>> >>>> We have created a page at http://wikiwomen.in/ which lists all the >>>> articles that are are being created and edited during the course of the >>>> edit a thon. Any article added to the category >>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Articles_created_or_expanded_during_Women%27s_History_Month_%28India%29_-_2014, >>>> will be tracked by the page. It gives the live stats on the number of >>>> edits. >>>> >>>> Jeph >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sat, Mar 15, 2014 at 12:36 AM, Abhijeet Safai < >>>> abhijeet.sa...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Great! >>>>> On Mar 14, 2014 11:00 PM, "Parul" <sri.pa...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Dear all, >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> India has a lot of successful women scientists who have made a mark >>>>>> in their respective fields. However, it is unfortunate that these women >>>>>> still do not have an existence on Wikipedia. Read this blog >>>>>> post<https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/03/13/celebrating-womens-day-the-wiki-way/>to >>>>>> know a little more. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> We are organizing a Women >>>>>> Scientists<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/International_Women%27s_Day,_India_(2014)>edit-a-thon >>>>>> tomorrow and day after. Join us by editing as many articles as >>>>>> possible during these the two days. Apart from creating articles, you >>>>>> could >>>>>> also help us by correcting or expanding existing ones. Adding names to >>>>>> the >>>>>> existing list of scientists would go a long way too. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Find more details about the event >>>>>> here<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/International_Women%27s_Day,_India_(2014)>. >>>>>> Please add your name as a participant and feel free to start editing >>>>>> over a >>>>>> cup of coffee :-) >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> There is an opt >>>>>> in<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/17_YMl1bLV0ove3Dsn-LhNQkNNiszWpUag0Ko01tm_kI/viewform>we >>>>>> would like you to fill up so that we can understand editor >>>>>> behavior better. Please fill up this form if you are participating >>>>>> in the edit-a-thon. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> In case you have questions, do write to >>>>>> Netha<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Netha_Hussain>, >>>>>> Parul <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:ParulThakur> or >>>>>> Jeph<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Jeph_paul> >>>>>> ! >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks! >>>>>> >>>>>> Parul >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> http://in.linkedin.com/in/parulthakur >>>>>> >>>>>> http://happinessandfood.wordpress.com/ >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> Wikimediaindia-l mailing list >>>>>> Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org >>>>>> To unsubscribe from the list / change mailing preferences visit >>>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Wikimediaindia-l mailing list >>>>> Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org >>>>> To unsubscribe from the list / change mailing preferences visit >>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Wikimediaindia-l mailing list >>>> Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org >>>> To unsubscribe from the list / change mailing preferences visit >>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l >>>> >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Wikimediaindia-l mailing list >>> Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org >>> To unsubscribe from the list / change mailing preferences visit >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Thanks! >> >> Parul >> # 80951 15924 >> >> http://in.linkedin.com/in/parulthakur >> http://happinessandfood.wordpress.com/ >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimediaindia-l mailing list >> Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org >> To unsubscribe from the list / change mailing preferences visit >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l >> >> >
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