Wikipedia:Meetup/FDU/WHM2021

What to expect
In celebration of Women's History Month 2021 join us in improving articles of women on Wikipedia. This is a gathering for anyone, from seasoned contributors to people who are wanting to know more. Anyone can contribute. No Wikipedia editing experience necessary; as needed throughout the event, tutoring will be provided for Wikipedia newcomers. If you are unfamiliar with Wikipedia, you can get a head start with this this training module.

Details

 * Date: Thursday, March 18th, 2021
 * Time: 3:00pm - 6:00pm (come by any time!)
 * Location: ZOOM Register here

Getting Started

 * Create a Wikipedia username here
 * Getting Started on Wikipedia (downloadable pdf)
 * Creating Women's biographies
 * Notability for people
 * Ten Simple Rules for Women in Red

Finding Articles

 * Women in Red list
 * Women's history stubs (short articles that need expanding)
 * Women in Red lists by occupation
 * Women in Red list of women scientists
 * Recently created articles about women

Suggested References

 * Biographies of Women Mathematicians, hosted at The Women in Math Project
 * Biographies of Women Mathematicians, hosted at Agnes Scott College
 * Book, Pioneering Women: Pre-1940 PhDs in Mathematics
 * MacTutor History of Mathematics archive Click the link on the left for female mathematicians.

Additional Resources

 * Template for Bio of Women Mathematician This works well for academia people in general too.
 * How to add a photo to an article. You'll actually upload the photo to WikiCommons via their upload wizard

Example Articles

 * Rachel Kuske (short article)
 * Georgia Benkart (detailed article)
 * Karen Vogtmann (article with picture)

Attendees
''Interested in Attending? Sign up here. ''
 * Denise Rangel Tracy

Regrets
If you can't make it, but are interested in future events let us know.