Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/National Museum of Women in the Arts Art and Feminism 2020

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National Museum of Women in the Arts: Art+Feminism Edit-a-thon 2020 '''This event has been postponed due to the Covid-19 outbreak. Please check back soon for the new date.'''

Join the Betty Boyd Dettre Library and Research Center as it hosts its seventh Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon in honor of Women’s History Month and help improve representation of latinx women artists in Wikipedia. No experience necessary. All you need is a laptop, motivation to combat gender bias and a belief in equal access to quality information resources. Free. Registration required.

This event is part of the Art+Feminism DC2020 campaign among DC-area arts & culture institutions, which are presented with support from Wikimedia DC.

Wikimedia Projects
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• Wikipedia, a web-based encyclopedia

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• Verifiability

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Suggested Work List

 * Alicia Penalba
 * Amelia Pelaez
 * Asilia Guillen
 * Carmen Silva
 * Catalina Parra
 * Celia Alvarez Munoz
 * chicana art
 * Clara Ledesma
 * Consuelo Jimenez Underwood
 * Dolores Guerrero-Cruz
 * Elba Damast
 * Elsa Gramcko
 * Emma Reyes
 * Fanny Sanin
 * Graciela Iturbide
 * amelia Pelaez
 * Jac Leirner
 * Laura Aguilar
 * Leda Catunda
 * Leonor Fini
 * Lia Menna Barreto
 * Liliana Porter
 * Lygia Clark
 * Lygia pape
 * Mara Alvares
 * Margarita Azurdia
 * Maria de Mater O'Neill
 * maria luisa Pacheco
 * Mirta Cerra Herrera
 * Raquel Forner
 * Rocio Maldonado
 * Sarah grilo
 * Teresa Nicolao
 * Tilsa Tsuchiya
 * Vera Chaves Barcellos
 * Hilda Lopez

Potential Sources

 * Consuelo Jimenez
 * Consuelo Jimenez
 * Consuelo Jimenez
 * Consuelo Jimenez
 * Consuelo Jimenez
 * Gramcko, Elsa
 * Gramcko, Elsa
 * Gramcko, Elsa
 * Guillen, Asilia
 * Guillen, Asilia
 * Guillen, Asilia