Wikipedia:Meetup/Australia/Franklin Women 2024

This is the page for the Franklin Women Wikipedia Edit-a-thon for Women in Health and Medical Research, to be held on 24 July at the Women's College, University of Sydney and on 25 July at the Shine Dome, Australian Academy of Science in Canberra.

This Wikipedia Edit-a-thon has been organised to coincide with and celebrate Rosalind Franklin's birthday. During the two-day event, hosted by Franklin Women, we'll be working together to increase the visibility of women in STEMM on Wikipedia, particularly those working in the health and medical research sector.

Please join in the fun, using #FWonWiki #Editathon and #WomenInSTEMM on X (Twitter) and LinkedIn and other social media.

Let's get started!

 * 1) If you don't have a Wikipedia account yet, please create one. Remember you may choose to make your username anonymous and gender-neutral.
 * 2) Create your user page and add that you are "Participating in the Franklin Women edit-a-thon in July 2024" and add a hyperlink to this project page. This lets other editors know that you are a new contributor and still learning.

What should I work on during the edit-a-thon?
There are many different ways for you to contribute today. Wikipedia is the product of millions of individual contributions and every change that is made, no matter how small, makes a difference! We've prepared a list of suggested subjects and assembled some preliminary sources to get you started. These are grouped into categories depending on the type of contribution that is required. Keep in mind Wikipedia's Conflict of Interest guidelines when selecting your subject to make sure it is appropriate for you to make the edits.

Once you've decided which task you'd like to tackle, add your username to the Google sheet.

Write a new article
Writing a new article means making a brand new Wikipedia page – exciting stuff! There are a number of notable women listed on the Google sheet who have received considerable media coverage yet they do not yet have their own Wikipedia article. You can change that!



For inspiration, here are some examples of existing articles for Women In STEMM:
 * Professor Anne Kelso, CEO NHMRC and previous Franklin Women guest (April 2015)
 * Professor Jenny Martin, founder of Science in Australia Gender Equity (SAGE)
 * Professor Minoti Apte, first in the world to successfully isolate pancreatic stellate cells (PSCs), the cells associated with pancreatic fibrogenesis
 * Professor Maria Kavallaris, Australian Financial Review and Westpac's 100 Women of Influence, 2015
 * Professor Sandra Eades, first Aboriginal medical practitioner to be awarded a Doctor of Philosophy in 2003

Expand a stub article
Stubs are very short articles that need to be expanded. A fellow Wikipedian may have started the page but only added minimal details. Expanding stubs by including more information and citations is important because it prevents these pages from being deleted and means readers can find out more. There are women listed on the Google sheet already have stub articles but we've found some sources with additional information to be included.

Improve an existing article
Existing articles can always be improved, whether that be by fixing grammar and spelling, correcting the tone (to be more neutral, like an encyclopedia rather than a CV), adding missing in-line citations, or refreshing outdated articles. The articles listed as "Improve existing" on the Google sheet need improvement. They include orphan pages, which need to be linked from other Wikipedia pages to ensure their relevance and increase traffic to them. Improving existing articles makes them more credible and, in some cases, might save them from deletion. Before you begin editing, check the text box at the top of the existing Wikipedia page to see what needs improving.

Event dashboard
To view the statistics from this Franklin Women event, visit the Event dashboard here.

Read more about the gender gap on Wikipedia

 * Franklin Women on Wikipedia
 * Why we're editing women scientists onto Wikipedia

Get help!
If you're having any issues, feel free to email: contact@wikimedia.org.au

WikiProject Women in Red – Wikipedians who create and edit articles about women, and a good place to get help and inspiration.