Wikipedia:Meetup/Boston/Women in Architecture

Join us for an edit-a-thon about women in architecture and architecture topics, focused especially on MIT alumna. Everyone with an interest in architecture, design, women's history or Wikipedia is welcome! If you've never edited, we will teach you. If you are an experienced editor, you are also welcome!

Rough schedule:
 * 11-12: introductions; discussion: why does representation of women on Wikipedia matter; editing training; topic brainstorming
 * 12-2: editing. Stay as long or as little as you like!

Snacks and some library materials will be provided; hosted by MIT NOMAS and MIT Libraries.

Event information

 * Date: Saturday, September 30, 2017
 * Time: 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
 * Who: Anyone with a laptop! No advanced technical skills required!


 * What to bring: A laptop computer (extension cords and power strips are also nice)
 * Where:
 * Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 7-429 map to building 7


 * RSVP encouraged: Sign up directly below.

Resources for editing

 * How-to videos created by Art Feminism
 * Art+Feminism Editor Resources
 * Gender gap resources.
 * thumb|Citing sources video tutorial -- part one
 * thumb|Citing sources video tutorial -- part two

When in doubt:
 * Notability Guidelines for Artists & Creative Professionals
 * Notability Guidelines for Organizations
 * Conflict of Interest policy
 * Image Use Policy
 * Article Naming & Disambiguation

Additional Tutorials:
 * Basic tutorial
 * More detailed tutorial
 * Wikipedia Adventure - a silly but easy and effective tutorial!

Suggested articles for editing
''This is a crowd-sourced list. Please help us by adding appropriate articles''

MIT & Cambridge related

 * Lois Howe
 * Mary Almy
 * Eliza Newkirk Rogers
 * Sophia Hayden
 * Howe, Manning & Almy, Inc.
 * Jean B. Fletcher
 * Cambridge School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture & alumnae

existing articles that need work

 * list of stubs (short articles
 * see also Category:American women architects etc

missing women in architecture

 * missing women architects on English Wikipedia that exist in other languages
 * women in architecture article lists and references

Articles on which we worked

 * Jean B. Fletcher
 * The Architects Collaborative
 * Yasmeen Lari
 * Adelheid Gnaiger (created)
 * Adeline Rispal (created)
 * Kathryn H. Anthony
 * Elizabeth Coit
 * Minnette de Silva
 * Eleanor Manning O'Connor
 * Lois Howe
 * Sylvia Crowe
 * Brinda Somaya
 * Brenda Colvin
 * Anupama Kundoo
 * Itsuko Hasegawa
 * Olivia Chaumont (translation draft)
 * Louise Blanchard Bethune
 * Laurinda Hope Spear
 * Lise Ann Couture
 * Mary Colter
 * Susan Jellicoe
 * Antoinette Robain (created)

Participants - Sign Up Here!
Prior to the event: Don't worry! If you haven't edited Wikipedia before and don't have a Wikipedia User Name yet, we will help you on the day of the event! And remember to have fun!
 * 1) Do you have a Wikipedia User Name?
 * No? Create a Wikipedia account
 * Yes? Go to Step #2
 * 1) Sign up! Add your Wikipedia User Name to this section by clicking the blue button below (follow instructions). Your name will be added to the bottom of this page

Participants

 * phoebe / (talk to me) 22:35, 7 September 2017 (UTC)
 * TarkusAB talk 22:49, 7 September 2017 (UTC)
 * James F. (talk) 15:47, 30 September 2017 (UTC)


 * Abodkin (talk) 17:29, 30 September 2017 (UTC)


 * Olivyy (talk) 17:03, 7 August 2020 (UTC)