Jess Wade, a British physicists, has made it her mission to increase the information about female scientist on the internet. So every year she writes 270 Wikipedia pages, spotlighting the pioneering women that history has forgotten.

“I kind of realised we can only really change things from the inside,” Wade told the Guardian. “Wikipedia is a really great way to engage people in this mission because the more you read about these sensational women, the more you get so motivated and inspired by their personal stories.”

Wade was inspired to start her project by the stagnation of growth in female students in science, maths, computer studies and engineering at both a higher education and tertiary level. According to STEM Women, though the number of women graduating in these subjects has increased - by an absolute fraction, about 320 students a year - the overall growth dropped from 25% to 24% due to an increase in male students in the same field.

Basically, we need more women in science, technology, maths and engineering. We need more women talking about these topics. So get reading! Go to Wikipedia and click on a few articles about female scientists. Get printing. Download those posters and stick them to any bare surface you can find. Say the names of these female scientists out loud. Remember them.

The Forgotten Women series is part of Stylist’s Visible Women campaign, dedicated to raising the profiles of brilliant women past and present. See more Visible Women stories here.

How one woman helped pioneering female scientists to reclaim the spotlight