Wikipedia:Meetup/Champaign/ArtAndFeminism 2017

The UIUC Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon is hosted by Ricker Library and will take place in the Architecture Building (Rooms 102 A&B) on March 4, 2017. The event is open to student, faculty and the public. As this event page is a work in progress -- please check back for more information. Also feel free to contribute links to resources, ideas for new articles or articles to be improved. Be sure to log in before editing.

Event information

 * Date: Saturday, March 4, 2017
 * Time: 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
 * Location: University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, Architecture Building, Rooms 102 A & B (1st floor), 608 E. Lorado Taft Dr., Champaign, IL 61820 / More accessibility information about building can be found here
 * Cost: Free, but please register (below)
 * Host: Ricker Library
 * Sign In
 * Facebook Event
 * Twitter / Instagram / Facebook Hashtag: #ArtAndFeminism
 * Please bring a laptop and power cord with you!

What to expect
Please join us for a fun event that brings together diverse communities to create and improve Wikipedia articles related to women in the arts--art, architecture, design, landscape architecture and related fields. Despite its wide reach, Wikipedia suffers from a severe gender imbalance: since most editors are men, articles conform to men's interests and perspectives. In an effort to change this, we are gathering a diverse group together to celebrate women's cultural achievements.

We will provide tutorials for Wikipedia newcomers, reference materials, and snacks. Bring your laptop, power cord, and ideas for entries that need updating or creation. Stop by for a little bit or stay for the whole afternoon. No Wikipedia editing experience necessary!

If you are unfamiliar with Wikipedia, you might try this training module which will help explain a lot of things, including how to add your signature (by the way, signatures are created by saving four tildes [~] in a row).

Resources for editing

 * Art+Feminism Resources
 * Links to FemTechNet Wikipedia editing resources
 * Gender gap resources.
 * Beginners’ Guide to Wikipedia (account creation, article editing)
 * Five Pillars of Wikipedia (philosophical guidelines and best practices for Wikipedia editing)
 * Tutorial
 * How to Edit a Page

Citations and style guidelines

 * Manual of Style
 * Citation templates
 * | Citation guide

Formatting shortcuts

 * Editing Brochure Ask organizers for a physical copy.
 * Cheatsheet for editing Wikipedia Commonly-used Wiki markup language, including how to sign your username and add links
 * PDF cheatsheet for editing Wikipedia (PDF version of printed handout of commonly-used Wiki markup language)
 * Full list of Wiki markup All of the Wiki markup language
 * Text Formatting
 * Section Headers, Indents, and Lists
 * Links

Images and photos

 * Uploading Images -- tutorial, general overview
 * Image Use Policy -- rights, licenses, is it okay to use the image
 * Picture Tutorial -- technical details of getting image uploaded and displaying in a way that looks good
 * Free image resources – where to find free images for use in Wikipedia

List of articles to edit
Below is a list of articles that would benefit from edits and expansion during the edit-a-thon.


 * See also (artists): Meetup/ArtAndFeminism/Tasks
 * For a list of architects: Meetup/NYC/Women_in_Architecture
 * List of women artist stub articles: Meetup/ArtAndFeminism/Stubs

Women Architects
List of articles to improve:


 * Barbara Bestor


 * Rebecca L. Binder


 * Cory Buckner


 * Katherine Diamond


 * Mia Lehrer


 * Brenda Levin


 * Lutah Maria Riggs


 * Norma Merrick Sklarek


 * Cathy Simon (founding partner of the San Francisco–based, female-owned firm SMWM, which merged with Perkins+Will in 2008)


 * Virginia Tanzmann (Tanzmann Associates)


 * Zelma Wilson

List of articles to create:


 * Pearl M. Brickman http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=vt/viblbv01180.xml


 * Wena Dows http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=vt/viblbv00187.xml


 * Laurie Mutchnik Maurer (Maurer and Maurer Architects, located in Brooklyn Heights)


 * Margot Siegel (of Siegel Sklarek Diamond A.I.A. Architects, not the fashion designer)

Women Artists/Designers
List of articles to improve:
 * Ida Abelman


 * Grace Arnold Albee


 * Ann Bateman


 * Vera Berdich


 * Bernece Berkman


 * Carolyn Brady


 * Lois Conner


 * Louisa Chase


 * Rebecca Emes


 * Jackie Ferrara


 * Patricia Tobacco Forrester


 * Suzan Frecon


 * Eve Garrison


 * Esther Gentle


 * Paula Gerard


 * Helen Gerardia


 * Elizabeth Gould (illustrator)


 * Mary Gregory


 * Harmony Hammond


 * Nancy Haynes


 * Wendy Jacob


 * Pauline Jacobus


 * Buffie Johnson


 * Vera Klement


 * Martyl Langsdorf


 * Ellen Lanyon


 * Janet Lippincott


 * Louise Abel


 * Nan Lurie


 * Jennifer Maestre


 * Claire Mahl Moore


 * Beatrice Mandelman


 * Kyra Markham


 * Bea Nettles


 * Magdalene Odundo


 * Margaret Jordan Patterson


 * Claire Pentecost


 * Christina Ramberg


 * Anne Estelle Rice


 * Barbara Rossi


 * Michelle Stuart


 * Francine Tint


 * Joyce Treiman


 * Audrey Ushenko


 * Harriet "Hattie" Elizabeth Wilcox

Articles improved
List of Wikipedia articles attendees have worked to improve/edit.
 * Zaha Hadid
 * Eleanor Merriam Lukits
 * Eve Garrison
 * Rebecca L. Binder
 * Claire Pentecost
 * Michelle Stuart
 * Harmony Hammond
 * Ida Abelman
 * Martha Rosler
 * Grace Albee
 * Harriet "Hattie" Elizabeth Wilcox
 * Audrey Ushenko
 * Peggy Ahwesh
 * Paula Gerard
 * Jackie Ferrara
 * Vera Berdich
 * Beatrice Mandelman
 * Pauline Jacobus
 * Bernece Berkman
 * Suzan Frecon
 * Bea Nettles
 * Cherie Kluesing
 * Fuyuko Matsui
 * Katherine Diamond
 * Mia Lehrer

Articles created
List of Wikipedia articles attendees have worked to create.
 * Clare Cooper Marcus

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign resources

 * Key Resources at Ricker Library of Architecture and Art

Open resources

 * Art+Feminism research resources
 * Illinois Women Artists Project