Talk:Vera Lebedeva

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A fact from Vera Lebedeva appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 29 November 2015 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Soviet physician Vera Lebedeva instituted a successful program to reduce infant mortality in her country?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Did you know archive/2015/November. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Vera Lebedeva.

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The History of East-Central European Eugenics, 1900-1945
Doctors, Politics and Society
Rockefeller Philanthropy and Modern Biomedicine
[Physician_Bolshevik_V_P__Lebedeva__1881_1968__and_her_contribution_to_the_development_of_the_Soviet_system_of_maternal_and_child_care_ "Physician-Bolshevik V.P. Lebedeva (1881-1968) and her contribution to the development of the Soviet system of maternal and child care"]
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"Childcare manuals and construction of motherhood in Russia, 1890-1990"
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