Wikipedia:Meetup/Columbus/ArtAndFeminism 2017

Please join Wikipedia Connection, a student organization at the Ohio State University, for a fun, inclusive one-day event that brings together diverse communities to create and improve Wikipedia articles related to women in the arts. 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 diverse women and allies together to celebrate women's cultural achievements and discuss openly ongoing challenges caused by structural sexism

Learn more about the gender gap at WikiProject Women and Gender Bias on Wikipedia, and learn more about the Art+Feminism campaign on their page.

Food (including vegetarian options), refreshments, and Wikipedia goodies will be provided. Please bring a laptop, and take a few seconds to RSVP here! Anyone with an interest in the cause and editing is welcome to join - no prior editing experience is required! Please be aware of our Safe Space Policy.

Editing is tracked through our Program Dashboard.

Event information

 * Date: Wednesday, March 3, 2017
 * Time: 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm
 * Location: 18th Avenue Library (Brainstorming Room) at the Ohio State University
 * Information for Non-OSU Wikipedians
 * Who should participate:
 * Everyone is welcome! While this event takes place on campus and is run by a university student organization, you do not have to be affiliated with the Ohio State University to attend. We welcome students, faculty, staff, and Wikipedians from all around the area to join us, regardless of skill level. Women are particularly encouraged to attend, along with anyone with a background, focus, or interest in art (painting, writing, culture, etc.).
 * What to expect:
 * The event will begin with a presentation of Wikipedia's gender-inbalance, and a quick guide to editing. This is a casual drop-in event. Participants are encouraged to stay for as long as they wish. Food, snacks, and refreshments will be provided, along with some goodies.
 * No Wikipedia editing experience necessary; tutorials will be provided for Wikipedia newcomers. If you are unfamiliar with Wikipedia, it's easy to get started with this guided tutorial. Experienced editors will be providing help with editing throughout the event.
 * Cost: Free (please register below!)
 * Hosts: Wikipedia Connection organizers
 * Social media hashtag: #ArtAndFeminism
 * Twitter: #ArtAndFeminism
 * Please bring a laptop with you!

List of articles to edit/create
Check out the following lists for thousands of articles to improve and/or create:
 * Art+Feminism Tasks List
 * Stub-class women artist articles
 * Black Lunch Table (list of visual artists of the African Diaspora who articles need improvement or creation).

Worldwide artists to create
Wikipedia Connection collaborated with the instructors and students of a section of INTSTDS 4850: Understanding the Global Information Society to produce the following list of artists from around the world who may be notable enough for their own article! Take a look at the full document for a list of all the artists, potential sources, and a short description of them. We have also listed some of the artists and sources below:
 * Wu Mali, Taiwanese artist.
 * Sarah Kaisi, Tanzanian musician.
 * Zimbiri, Bhutanese artist.
 * Nurit David, Israeli painter.
 * Prudence Mabhena, Zimbabwean musician. (Needs her own article, separate from the documentary)
 * More to come

Selected articles
We have selected a few artists related to Columbus whose articles may be improved:
 * Ann Hamilton (artist), visual artist and current Ohio State professor
 * Alice Schille, artist from Columbus
 * Mary Lucier, artist born in Ohio
 * From the list of actresses from Columbus, Ohio, we've hand-picked a few articles that could use improvement:
 * Marnie McPhail, actress and voice actor born in Columbus.
 * Susan Johnson (actress), actress and alumnus of Ohio State University.
 * Mayme Kelso, actress from the silent era.
 * Sumalee Montano, actress and voice actress. Most recently voice acted for X-Men: Destiny, Dead Island, Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure, and Transformers: Prime.

Articles to translate from Spanish to English

 * Azucena Maizani, Argentine tango composer and singer. Click here for the article in Spanish and here for the article in English that needs improving.
 * Clementina Suárez, Honduran writer and painter. Click here for the article in Spanish and here for the article in English that needs improving.
 * Juana Sujo, Argentine actress. Click here for the article in Spanish and here for the article in English that needs improving.
 * Lágrima Ríos, Uruguayan singer. Click here for the article in Spanish and here for the article in English that needs improving.
 * Lola Mora, Argentine artist (sculpture). Click here for the article in Spanish and here for the article in English that needs improving.
 * Luisa Luisi, Uruguayan poet. Click here for the article in Spanish and here for the article in English that needs improving.
 * Margarita Henríquez, Panamanian singer. Click here for the article in Spanish and here for the article in English that needs improving.
 * María Mercedes Carranza, Colombian poet. Click here for the article in Spanish and here for the article in English that needs improving.
 * Marta Lynch, Argentine writer. Click here for the article in Spanish and here for the article in English that needs improving.
 * Matilde Casazola, Bolivian poet and songwriter. Click here for the article in Spanish and here for the article in English that needs improving.
 * Petrona Viera, Uruguayan poet. Click here for the article in Spanish and here for the article in English that needs improving.
 * Tilsa Tsuchiya, Peruvian painter. Click here for the article in Spanish and here for the article in English that needs improving.
 * Marcela Serrano, Chilean writer. Click here for the article in Spanish and here for the article in English that needs improving.

Articles in Spanish to be created in English

 * Beatriz González, Colombian artist. Click here for the article in Spanish that needs to be translated.
 * Elvira Travesí, Peruvian actress. Click here for the article in Spanish that needs to be translated.
 * Laura Canoura, Uruguayan singer. Click here for the article in Spanish that needs to be translated.
 * Mayra Rodríguez, Guatemalan dancer. Click here for the article in Spanish that needs to be translated.
 * Sara González, Cuban musician. Click here for the article in Spanish that needs to be translated.
 * Dhara Rivera, Puerto Rican artist. Click here for the article in Spanish that needs to be translated.

Articles to translate from English to Spanish and/or Portuguese

 * Ada Limón, Chicana poet. Click here for the article in English that needs to be translated.
 * Yosimar Reyes, American poet and activist. Click here for the article in English that needs to be translated.
 * Natalia Anciso, Latina artist (visual arts). Click here for the English article that needs to be translated.
 * Cristy Road, Cuban-American illustrator and graphic novelist. Click here for the English article that needs to be translated.

Articles to translate from Portuguese to English

 * Cora Coralina, Brazilian poet. Click here for the article in Portuguese and here for the article in English that needs improving.
 * Elza Soares, Brazilian singer. Click here for the article in Portuguese and here for the article in English that needs improving.
 * Luz del Fuego, Brazilian writer and artist. Click here for the article in Portuguese and here for the article in English that needs improving.
 * Marisa Monte, Brazilian musician. Click here for the article in Portuguese and here for the article in English that needs improving.

Editing resources

 * Writing an article
 * Biographies of living people
 * Writing about women
 * Cheatsheet for editing Wikipedia
 * Person infobox template
 * Determining the notability of creative professionals
 * Verifying reliable sources

Research resources

 * Art+Feminism resources
 * Gender gap resources
 * Ohio Women's Hall of Fame (see article: Ohio Women's Hall of Fame)

University resources

 * Women Artists Archives National Directory (Rutgers)
 * Miriam Schapiro Archives on Women Artists (Rutgers)
 * Library for Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning (DARP) (University of Cincinnati)
 * Ohio State Special Collections
 * Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum
 * Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee Theatre Research Institute

MoMA resources

 * MoMA Library
 * DADABASE - online catalog
 * MoMA/Franklin Furnace Artist Book Collection
 * Political Art Documentation and Distribution (PAD/D) Archive
 * The Library Council
 * Library and Museum Archives Exhibitions
 * Survey of Archives of Latino and Latin American Art
 * Latin American Bibliography
 * MoMA Archives
 * MoMA Press Release Archives 1929–97
 * MoMA Press Release Archives 1996–Present
 * Artist Oral Histories Initiative
 * MoMA Collection
 * MoMA Collection data on GitHub
 * Louise Bourgeois: The Complete Prints & Books
 * Revolt, They Said (a project by Andrea Geyer) - Includes short biographies of 850 women.

Participants

 * Facebook event page



Outcomes
34 editors 113 total edits 11 new articles 5 new drafts 28 articles edited 10,700+ words added

In addition to improvements to articles on female artists from Columbus and beyond, several contributions were the result of translating articles on Latino artists from Spanish and Portuguese into English, thanks to the support of multiple professors and their students from Ohio State's Department of Spanish and Portuguese. In addition, several improvements were made to articles as suggested by a section of INTSTDS 4850: Understanding the Global Information Society as part of their assignment in learning about how Wikipedia is used around the world.

Also see the Program Dashboard for lists and stats.

New articles

 * 1) Sara González Gómez (translated from Spanish Wikipedia)
 * 2) Prudence Mabhena
 * 3) Juana Saltitopa (moved from draftspace after creation in the Spanish & Portuguese Edit-A-Thon)
 * 4) Luisa Luisi (moved from draftspace after creation in the Spanish & Portuguese Edit-A-Thon)
 * 5) María Suárez Toro (moved from draftspace after creation in the Spanish & Portuguese Edit-A-Thon)
 * 6) Macuilxochitzin (moved from draftspace after creation in the Spanish & Portuguese Edit-A-Thon)
 * 7) Eva Canel (moved from draftspace after creation in the Spanish & Portuguese Edit-A-Thon)
 * 8) Laura Canoura
 * 9) Laura Larson
 * 10) Carmen Winant
 * 11) Gisele Camargo

New drafts

 * 1) Draft:Bethany Joy Collins
 * 2) Draft:Edwige Belmore
 * 3) User:Jbrandl/sandbox/Dhara Rivera
 * 4) Draft:Mayra Rodriguez
 * 5) Draft:Elvira Travesí

Articles improved
Articles created at the edit-a-thon are only listed here if another particpant improved it.
 * 1) Anne Mee
 * 2) Laura Canoura
 * 3) Marta Lynch
 * 4) Lágrima Ríos
 * 5) Tilsa Tsuchiya
 * 6) Cora Coralina
 * 7) Petrona Viera
 * 8) Prudence Mabhena
 * 9) Alice Schille
 * 10) Sumalee Montano
 * 11) Marcela Serrano
 * 12) Matilde Casazola
 * 13) Clementina Suárez
 * 14) Kim Gordon
 * 15) Patricia Fernández
 * 16) Juana Sujo
 * 17) Frances E. Allen
 * 18) Azucena Maizani
 * 19) Music by Prudence
 * 20) Luisa Luisi
 * 21) Eva Canel
 * 22) Macuilxochitzin
 * 23) María Suárez Toro
 * 24) Juana Saltitopa

Regards
A special thank-you to the following:
 * The Wikimedia Foundation for funding the event, as well as the international Art+Feminism team for their support
 * Wikipedia Connection officers and members for organizing the event
 * Leigh Bonds, our faculty advisor and event supporter
 * Josh Sadvari and the Research Commons staff for being our long-term host
 * Pamela Espinosa de los Monteros and Beth Black of the Ohio State University Libraries, for having students in their INTSTDS 4850 course learn more about Wikipedia and suggest articles for the event