Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/History of Shakers edit-a-thon



Shakers in America: Wikipedia Edit-a-thon presented by Capitol Hill Chorale and User:Ser Amantio di Nicolao with support from Wikimedia DC When
 * Saturday, May 11, 2024 - 12:30 pm – 3:30 pm EDT

Where
 * Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, Washington DC

Description
 * Join Wikimedia DC and the Capitol Hill Chorale as we celebrate the 250th anniversary of the arrival of the Shakers in America. Although small in number, the Shakers have exercised an outsized influence on American culture; we honor their egalitarian spirit with an edit-a-thon dedicated to writing notable Shaker women into Wikipedia.


 * This event will include new editor training and a special tour of the library.

Registration
 * Register

Safe Space Policy
 * Wikimedia DC Safe Space Policy

Slide deck
 * '''Wikimedia DC Capitol Hill Chorale Shakers edit-a-thon 2024.pdf

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.'''

Article worklist
 * Dorothy Durgin - Designer of the Dorothy cloak - NEW
 * Dorothy Cloak - Garment designed produced and trademarked by Shaker women
 * Hart and Shepard - Shaker manufacturing company - NEW
 * Ethel Hudson
 * Draft:Bertha Lindsay
 * Draft:Lillian Phelps
 * Draft:Miriam Wall
 * Draft:Franklin Young
 * Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village
 * Draft:Arnold Hadd
 * June Carpenter[] - NEW
 * Polly Collins


 * Draft:Patsy Roberts Williamson -- African-American Shaker, music author, variously called Roberts or Williamson

Other resources

 * Images - Winterthur Library Digital Collections, The Edward Deming Andrews Memorial Shaker Collection
 * Historical Dictionary of the Shakers

New articles

 * Miriam Wall
 * Dorothy Durgin
 * Semantha Fairbanks
 * Lillian Barlow
 * Mary Wicks Bennett
 * June Carpenter
 * Hart and Shepard

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Attendees

 * Rosiestep (talk) 13:52, 11 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Gamaliel ( talk ) 15:23, 11 May 2024 (UTC)


 * Ariel Cetrone (WMDC) (talk) 16:34, 11 May 2024 (UTC)


 * Welchshiva (talk) 16:39, 11 May 2024 (UTC)


 * Radhasunnyday13 (talk) 17:01, 11 May 2024 (UTC)


 * Librarian115 (talk) 17:14, 11 May 2024 (UTC)


 * Tofumidget (talk) 17:14, 11 May 2024 (UTC)


 * TiffanyDancer (talk) 17:15, 11 May 2024 (UTC)


 * 1790history (talk) 17:15, 11 May 2024 (UTC)


 * Ariel Cetrone (WMDC) (talk) 17:15, 11 May 2024 (UTC)


 * Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 17:16, 11 May 2024 (UTC)


 * Penny Richards (talk) 17:22, 11 May 2024 (UTC)


 * Jschalow (talk) 17:32, 11 May 2024 (UTC)


 * MusicalKat16 (talk) 18:01, 11 May 2024 (UTC)


 * Johnschalow (talk) 18:04, 11 May 2024 (UTC)


 * econterms (talk) 18:32, 11 May 2024 (UTC)