Wikipedia:Meetup/Chicago/ArtAndFeminism 2015




 * Date: Saturday, March 7, 12noon - 5pm (CST). Can’t be there the whole time? No problem. Join us for as little or as long as you like.
 * Venue: Flaxman Library, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, 37 S Wabash Ave, 6th floor, Chicago, IL
 * Cost: Free
 * Participants: The event is open to anyone who wishes to attend. No Wikipedia editing experience necessary; as needed throughout the event, tutoring will be provided for Wikipedia newcomers. Female editors are particularly encouraged to attend.
 * RSVP by signing your username below! 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.


 * What to Bring: Attendees should bring their own laptops & power cords; a state-issued photo ID is needed for a visitor's badge to gain access to the library.
 * Twitter Hashtag: #ArtAndFeminism

Women artists who worked in Chicago
Here are a few names of women who worked in Chicago for inspiration:


 * Perry, Maeble Claire (b1902)
 * Gere, Nellie Huntington (1859-1949)
 * Gorska, Dorothea M. (active 1900)
 * Spero, Nancy (1926-2009)
 * Rosse, Maryvonne (b1917)
 * O'Keeffe, Georgia (1887-1986)
 * Mitchell, Joan (1925-1992)
 * Anderson, Anne (active 1810)
 * Cameron, Mary Gelon (active 1880)
 * Pougialis, Constantine (b1894)
 * Reid, Mary M. (active 1900)
 * Malagrino, Silvia (b1950)
 * Applebroog, Ida (b1929)
 * Letinsky, Laura L. (b1962)
 * Ahuja, Mequitta (b1976)
 * Pobre, Marie
 * Bertucci, Lina (b1955)
 * Sullivan, Catherine (b1968)
 * Errell, Lotte (1903-1991)
 * Zeisler, Claire (b1903)
 * Duckworth, Ruth (1919-2009)
 * Carl, Malla (b1926)
 * Hall Gurley, Leonora (1831-1903)
 * Kay Smith (artist)

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: Meetup/ArtAndFeminism/Tasks

Lesson Plans and Tutorials for in person Trainings

 * Art + Feminism Beginner Training Video Series - Watch the Beginner Wikipedia training videos for a quick overview to get started
 * Art + Feminism Intermediate & Advanced Training Video Series - Scroll down past the Beginner section to view very brief training videos on notability guidelines, creating new pages, adding images to Wikimedia Commons, and talk pages, among other things.
 * Advanced Wikimedia Training curricula - Includes "Adding Images," "Adding Infoboxes," "Notability Guidelines for Artists," "New Page Creation," "What do I do if my article is flagged for deletion?" and "Articles for Deletion."
 * ArtandFeminism Training Lesson Plan - Organizers may use this to help lead or structure Beginner Wikipedia trainings

Tools and templates

 * Cheatsheet for editing Wikipedia
 * Wikipedia template for adding people Template:Infobox person
 * Biographies of living persons
 * Writing an article
 * About the Sandbox
 * Wikipedia:Verifiability
 * Wikimedia Commons Upload Wizard tool
 * Wikipedia:Picture tutorial
 * Help:Introduction to uploading images/1
 * ArtAndFeminism/Resources Use these sources to research your artist

Confirmed Chicago attendees


21 individuals participated in person on March 7, 2015.


 * hsd606
 * Twothrasherave
 * JessicaParrisWestbrook
 * Lindsaydonahue
 * auloma
 * PhDilettante
 * Gregory Stall
 * Marissa Neuman
 * Jennifer Chan
 * Tomburtonwood
 * kmhinkle
 * Carronlittle
 * Adanbe
 * Delargyc
 * mhk246
 * Ryanhageman
 * Witchypedia7
 * Ignotus_Mago
 * Sarah_Harling
 * Literal e

List of new articles created
alpha by last name
 * 1) Candida Alvarez -- Midwestediting (talk)
 * 2) Gail Anderson -- Ryanhageman (talk)
 * 3) Collette Bangert -- in progress User:Ignotus Mago/sandbox/Collette Bangert Ignotus Mago (talk)
 * 4) Kathleen Blackshear -- in progress (still in draft sandbox) Auloma (talk)
 * 5) Sheela Gowda -- Carronlittle (talk)
 * 6) Amee Kamdar -- deleted by Wikipedia reviewer
 * 7) Eunjung Lee -- deleted by Wikipedia reviewer
 * 8) Sara Ludy -- deleted by Wikipedia reviewer
 * 9) Deborah Stratman -- Literal e (talk)
 * 10) Emily Wardill -- Auloma (talk)

List of articles improved
alpha by last name
 * 1) Catherine Bertola
 * 2) Nellie Huntington Gere
 * 3) Hella Jongerius
 * 4) Edmonia Lewis