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Emily Temple Wood, American 2016 Wikipedian of the Year award

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Emily Temple-Wood

American Wikipedia editor and physician (born 1994)

Emily Temple-Wood is an American physician and Wikipedia editor, who goes by pseudonym Keilana on the site. She is known for her efforts to counter the effects and causes of gender bias on Wikipedia, particularly through the creation of articles about women in science. She was…
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Wikimedian of the Year

Annual award established by Jimmy Wales

The Wikimedian of the Year is an annual award that honors Wikipedia editors and other contributors to Wikimedia projects to highlight major achievements within the Wikimedia movement, established in August 2011 by Wikipedia's co-founder Jimmy Wales. Wales selects the recipients…
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May 24

Day of the year

May 24 is the 144th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 221 days remain until the end of the year.
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