Wikipedia:Meetup/Denton/TWU Women 2016

Event information

 * Date: Wednesday, March 30, 2016
 * Time: 3:00 pm - 7:00 pm
 * Location: Blagg Huey Library, Texas Woman's University Room #103
 * Hosts: chealsye

Join Texas Woman's University Libraries Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon in celebration of Women's History Month.


 * No Wikipedia editing experience necessary. Training will be provided for new editors. Editors who identify as women are particularly encouraged to attend. If you are unfamiliar with Wikipedia, you might want to view the resources below. The event will be hosted in the Blagg-Huey Library's training room (#103) where 17 desktop computers will be available to use. Attendees are encouraged to bring their laptops and power cords.

Virtual participation
Can't make it to an event? You can participate online whether the day of or at another time. Here's how it works:


 * 1) Don't have a user name yet? Create one.
 * 2) Choose an article to edit from the Lists of articles to edit. Want to work on an article that is not on the list? Go ahead! You're welcome to choose any topic that you like!
 * 3) Use the Resources for editing below to learn how to edit.

Goals

 * To encourage inexperienced editors (especially women) and provide training on how to contribute to Wikipedia
 * To improve a selection of Wikipedia articles related to women
 * To increase awareness of the research resources freely available through libraries, archives, and museums

List of articles to edit
Below is a list of articles that would benefit from edits and expansion during the edit-a-thon:


 * WikiProject Women artists/Worklist
 * WikiProject_Women_scientists/Worklist
 * other ideas? Please add them here!

Women Poet Laureates of Texas

 * 1934-1936 - Aline T. Michaelis
 * 1941-1943 - Nancy Richey Ranson
 * 1943-1945 - Dollilee Davis Smith
 * 1953-1955 - Mildred Lindsey Raiborn
 * 1957-1959 - Margaret Royalty Edwards
 * 1961 - Lorena Simon
 * 1963 - Gwendolyn Bennett Pappas
 * 1964-1965 - Jenny Lind Porter
 * 1966 - Bessie Maas Rowe
 * 1968 - Kathryn Henry Harris
 * 1969-1970 - Anne B. Marely
 * 1972-1973 - Mrs. Clark Gresham
 * 1973-1974 - Violette Newton
 * 1974-1975 - Lila Todd O'Neil
 * 1975-1976 - Ethel Osborn Hill
 * 1976-1977 - Florice Stripling Jeffers
 * 1977-1978 - Ruth Carruth
 * 1978-1979 - Patsy Stodghill
 * 1979-1980 - Dorothy B. Elfstroman
 * 1987-1988 - Ruth E. Reuther
 * 1988-1989 - Vassar Miller
 * 1993-1995 - Mildred Vorpahl Baass
 * 2010 - Karla K. Morton
 * 2012 - Jan Seale
 * 2013 - Rosemary Catacalos
 * 2015 - Carmen Tafolla
 * 2016 - Laurie Ann Guerrero

Examples of good Poet Laureate biographical Wikipedia pages to model after:

 * 1936-1939 - Grace Noll Crowell
 * 1939-1941 - Lexie Dean Robertson
 * Note: Texas State Historical Association is a good starting point for research and resources.

Resources for editing

 * Art+Feminism resources
 * Gender gap resources

Tools and templates

 * Cheatsheet for editing Wikipedia
 * Infobox template - person
 * Biographies of living persons
 * Writing an article
 * Drafts
 * About the Sandbox
 * Determining Notability of Creative Professionals
 * Conflict of Interest in Wikipedia Editing
 * Verifying Reliable Sources
 * Art+Feminism Beginner Training Video Series