Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/Dr. Mary Edwards Walker Wikipedia Edit-a-thon





Dr. Mary Edwards Walker Wikipedia Edit-a-thon presented by the Smithsonian American Women's History Museum with support from Wikimedia DC

When
 * June 20, 2024 - 11 am – 2 pm EDT

Where
 * Virtual

Description
 * Did you know that less than 20% of biographies in English-language Wikipedia are about women? Help change that by joining the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum on March 27th for a Wikipedia edit-a-thon. Attendees will edit and create Wikipedia articles inspired by the museum’s first digital exhibition, “Becoming Visible.”


 * This event will have two parts:
 * 1) Getting started with Wikipedia edits: 11am-12pm
 * 2) Wikipedia edit-a-thon: 12pm-2pm


 * Attendees can join us for one of both parts depending on their availability and experience with Wikipedia editing. New editors are encouraged to attend the introductory session at 11am.

Registration
 * Register

Safe Space Policy
 * Wikimedia DC Safe Space Policy

START HERE
Step 1:
 * Create a Wikipedia username if you don't already have one (top right) and log-in
 * Already have an account? Simply log-in (top right)
 * Usernames are public. You do not have to use your real name.

Step 2:
 * Check-in for this event using the blue button below. This helps us to track editing progress during the edit-a-thon.
 * 1) Select 'Check in'
 * 2) Scroll down on the page that follows and click 'Publish changes'. DO NOT ADD TEXT TO THE FIELD.


 * Your username will automatically be added to the list of attendees.



Articles to create or edit
Instructions
 * 1) Go to this Google sheet and add your username next to the article you would like to edit or create
 * 2) Return here to the event page and select your article's red or blue link. Red=New draft articles for creation, Blue=Existing articles
 * 3) Select 'Create' (for new articles), and 'Edit' for existing articles
 * 4) For new articles, start by adding a 'References' header at the bottom. Return to the top and start writing. Publish as you go to avoid losing your work.
 * 5) Use the sources below each article name to find information and build your article/s. Be sure to cite your sources.

'''Tip: Open this event page in multiple tabs. You will need it quite often (mostly for sourcing) and it's easy to close inadvertently.'''

New articles for creation

Selecting a red link will allow you to start an article draft. Save as you go. When ready (today or another time), draft articles can be moved into Wikipedia mainspace.

Note: Wikipedia articles are not typically named using prefixes. For example, the article about Dr. Mary Edwards Walker is saved as Mary Edwards Walker. Prefixes can be used as they normally would within the text of the article.

Women Who Meet Wikipedia Notability Standards, But Biographic Details Are Scarce

Add Photos to Wikimedia Commons and Add to Existing Entries
 * Mary Edwards Walker, c. 1866-1867. Albumen silver print by Elliott & Fry, active 1863-1962. National Portrait Gallery NPG.2020.167. Mary E. Walker.jpg - done
 * Mary E. Walker c. 1860-1870.jpg Mary E. Walker c. 1860-1870.jpg - done
 * Dr. Elizabeth Bruyn. Photo in Library of Congress collection x
 * Dr. Alice Gregory Photograph at the National Archives
 * Dr. Hunt Photograph from the Library of Congress
 * Dr. Inez Bentley photograph from the Library of Congress.
 * Dr. Louise Hurrell photograph from Library of Congress

Article ratings
 Learn more about the article rating system

Wikimedia
• Wikimedia movement

• Wikipedia, a web-based encyclopedia

• Wikimedia Commons, a data repository of media (images, videos and sounds). (See * Wikiproject Wikimedia Commons:GLAM Wikiproject)

• Wikidata, a common source of data, also accessible by the other projects

• Wiktionary, a dictionary

• Wikibooks, educational textbooks

• Wikinews, news articles

• Wikiquote, a collection of quotations

• Wikisource, a library of source texts and documents

• Wikiversity, educational material

• Wikivoyage, a travel guide

• Wikispecies, a taxonomic catalogue of species

Wikipedia Policies
• Username policy

• Five pillars

• Core content policies

• General notability guideline

• Verifiability

• Conflict of interest

• Identifying reliable sources

• No original research (Examples of Original Research)

• Citing sources

• Identifying and using primary sources

Wikimedia Affiliates

 * Wikimedia movement affiliates model


 * Chapters
 * Wikimedia chapters are independent organizations founded to support and promote the Wikimedia projects in a specified geographical region (in most cases, a country). Like the Wikimedia Foundation, they aim to "empower and engage people around the world to collect and develop educational content under a free license or in the public domain, and to disseminate it effectively and globally". There are currently 39 chapters, with at least one on every inhabited continent., i.e. Wikimedia DC


 * Wikimedia thematic organizations
 * Thematic organizations are incorporated independent non-profits representing the Wikimedia movement and supporting work focused on a specific theme, topic, subject or issue within or across countries and regions. i.e., Wikimedia Medicine.


 * User groups
 * Wikimedia user groups are intended to be simple and flexible affiliates that are an alternative to chapters and thematic organizations - which require more formal requirements. User groups are highly valued as equal players in the Wikimedia movement, i.e., Art+Feminism

WikiProjects

 * Search all WikiProjects


 * WikiProject Women in Red
 * WikiProject Science
 * WikiProject Medicine

Quick Editing Tips
• Help:Getting started

• Your first article

• Help:Referencing for beginners

• Creating Redirects with Visual Editor

• Creating Redirector with Source Editor

• Using categories

• Cheatsheet for Wiki markup

• Manual of Style

Tools, Resources
• Track Wikipedia Page Views

• Wikimedia Statistics

• Wiki Education Foundation

• Wiki Ed Foundation's online training modules

• Internet Archive Wayback Machine

For Wikimedia DC Use

 * User rights management
 * Special username creation

Attendees

 * TurnbowMuse (talk) 14:44, 20 June 2024 (UTC)


 * N.K.Ferr (talk) 15:30, 20 June 2024 (UTC)


 * HBgraphite (talk) 15:34, 20 June 2024 (UTC)


 * Jim.henderson (talk) 15:35, 20 June 2024 (UTC)


 * Lexmer (talk) 15:36, 20 June 2024 (UTC)


 * IVANITAS (talk) 15:39, 20 June 2024 (UTC)


 * Mdmanwriter (talk) 15:39, 20 June 2024 (UTC)


 * Vivianastulack (talk) 15:43, 20 June 2024 (UTC)


 * E.Harm (talk) 16:11, 20 June 2024 (UTC)


 * noranoodle (talk) 16:38, 20 June 2024 (UTC)