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A fact from this article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "Did you know?" column on May 9, 2019, and August 9, 2019.

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May 9, 2019: Did you know ... that imaging scientist Katie Bouman first learned of the Event Horizon Telescope in 2007, while still in high school, and joined the project six years later?
August 9, 2019: Did you know ... that imaging scientist Katie Bouman first learned of the Event Horizon Telescope in 2007, while still in high school, and joined the project six years later?

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Francisca Labarca (2019-04-13). "Wikipedia consideró eliminar biografía de Katie Bouman por no ser parte "relevante" del proyecto de la imagen del agujero negro". La Tercera. Archived from the original on 2019-04-14. Retrieved 2019-04-14.
Marina Koren (April 15, 2019). "How Katie Bouman Got Sucked Into the Black Hole of the Internet". The Atlantic. Archived from the original on April 15, 2019. Retrieved April 15, 2019. Bouman's Wikipedia page was once flagged for deletion because its standards found she was "not notable" enough. Now it carries a paragraph detailing her viral story and the harassment that followed, like a cautionary tale for other women in the sciences. It is both a reminder and a warning. Hard work deserves recognition, but what happens when there's too much?
Kasey Edwards (April 15, 2019). "It's easier to photograph a black hole than let a woman shine". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on April 15, 2019. Retrieved April 15, 2019. In a stunt reminiscent of Hidden Figures, the black female mathematicians critical to the success of the US space race who were written out of history, somebody reportedly flagged Katie Bouman's Wikipedia page for deletion and others have been setting up fake social media accounts in her name.
Stephen Harrison (April 16, 2019). "How Katie Bouman Shook Wikipedia". Slate. Archived from the original on April 16, 2019. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
Maryam Zaringhalam, Jess Wade (April 12, 2019). "It matters who we champion in science". Washington Post. Retrieved April 29, 2019. Within 48 hours, Bouman was celebrated across international media, her new Wikipedia entry has been translated into about 20 languages, and there have even been exuberant calls for her to win a Nobel Prize. In Bouman's expression, we were reminded of the pure joy that comes with discovery. It is no surprise that the photo went nearly as viral as the image she helped produce. The world had a new hero.
Jocelyn Evans (February 11, 2020). "Physicist writes 900 Wikipedia entries to boost diversity in science". itv.com. Retrieved February 17, 2020. Asked about some of the highlights from her 900 Wikipedia entries so far, Dr Wade reeled off in an instant a list of female scientists and scientists of colour. One entry - from the start of her project - is Gladys West, an African American mathematician known for her work on mathematical modelling of the shape of the Earth. Another was Katie Bouman, the woman behind the first black hole image. Dr Wade described Clarice Phelps, the first African-American woman to be involved with the discovery of a chemical element, as a "rockstar".

Birthdate in infobox

I cannot seem to remove the "circa" from the Wikidata entry. Yoninah (talk) 12:51, 1 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Circa is correct because news coverage has not given Bouman's date of birth, only her age. --31.48.186.149 (talk) 12:40, 14 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Two Did You Knows?!

Is there precedence for one person getting 2 DYKs? I thought the policy is that each article is only allowed one? 🤔 The first is: ...that at the age of 29, imaging scientist Katie Bouman presented her algorithm used to create the first images of a black hole (pictured)? but then another says ... that imaging scientist Katie Bouman first learned of the Event Horizon Telescope in 2007, while still in high school, and joined the project six years later? And this is on 2 days. Trillfendi (talk) 17:28, 9 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

The first was pulled because it was false. Natureium (talk) 17:32, 9 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

WP:WEIGHT and "Katie Bouman is Jewish"

The Jerusalem Post says that Bouman "is Jewish," whatever that means--they give no supporting details. I see no source where Bouman herself says she is Jewish or that being Jewish is important to her. I think we should wait for more sources, and preferably less partisan sources, before adding "Katie Bouman is Jewish" to the article. HouseOfChange (talk) 01:14, 3 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Good thing we have a reliable (non-partisan non-whatever) The Sciene Times to prove you wrong once again, sciencetimes.com

`` stated Dr. Katie Bouman, who is Jewish, and was part of the team that created an algorithm ``

https://www.sciencetimes.com/articles/20334/20190417/black-hole-scientist-excited-about-the-future.htm

Please refrain from any future actions that might suggest about lowkey antisemitism, HouseOfChange.

Cheers, 79.176.85.212 (talk) 17:29, 13 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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 The ''Jerusalem Post'' says that Bouman "is Jewish," whatever that means--they give no supporting details. I see no source where Bouman herself says she is Jewish or that being Jewish is important to her. I think we should wait for more sources, and preferably less partisan sources, before adding "Katie Bouman is Jewish" to the article. [[User:HouseOfChange|HouseOfChange]] ([[User talk:HouseOfChange|talk]]) 01:14, 3 January 2020 (UTC)
+:Good thing we have a reliable (non-partisan non-whatever) The '''''Sciene Times''''' to prove you wrong once again, [https://www.sciencetimes.com/articles/20334/20190417/black-hole-scientist-excited-about-the-future.htm/ sciencetimes.com]
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+:Please refrain from any future actions that might suggest about lowkey antisemitism, [[User:HouseOfChange|HouseOfChange]].
+:Cheers, [[Special:Contributions/79.176.85.212|79.176.85.212]] ([[User talk:79.176.85.212|talk]]) 17:29, 13 April 2020 (UTC)