Wikipedia:Meetup/FemTechNet/Barnard

This page is for an upcoming FemTechNet Wikipedia Workshop/ Edit-a-thon happening in New York City on December 12th, 2014.

Collaborations in Feminism and Technology Wikipedia Edit-a-thon
A collaborative event hosted by Barnard College Library, The New School, and the Brooklyn Institute for Social Research. This edit-a-thon will focus on the (gender gap) in Wikipedia through short lessons, discussion, and hands-on editing.

Event Details

 * Date: Friday, December 12th
 * Time: 6:00 - 9:00pm EDT.
 * Location: Face-to-face node held at Barnard college. Online participants will connect using a link provided after registration.
 * Event: An edit-a-thon! Participants will have the opportunity to edit and learn about Wikipedia, according to their interests. Facilitators will teach basic Wiki-editing practices so first timers can begin contributing if they wish.
 * Hashtag: #FemTechNet #DOCC14

Preparation
Preparation: Participants may wish to create an account, take a tutorial, and/or read up on Wikipedia before we meet. Resources will be linked below.

What to Bring
Participants should come ready to learn and contribute to the session. If you wish to work on a particular topic or article during the session, you may do prior research and bring a bibliography with you. You can also bring a laptop to use during the session, though we are meeting in a computer lab with plenty of machines to use.

Sign Up
Please make sure to RSVP for the local events. Once you have an account, make sure to add your name below.

Please just add your Wikipedia name to the list below with four tildas ( ~ ). If you have comments, insert them after a dash.

Confirmed attendees

 * Ssrosen (talk) 00:56, 2 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Vaparedes (talk) 07:11, 3 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Deckdeckdeck (talk) 01:35, 10 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Georgevazq (talk) 01:15, 11 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Ssro (talk) 13:51, 12 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Burrata (talk) 14:19, 12 December 2014 (UTC)burrata
 * Bb carrot (talk) 17:17, 12 December 2014 (UTC)
 * LarsSaar (talk) 01:10, 13 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Luminist Whorls (talk) 01:18, 13 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Smkimball (talk) 01:19, 13 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Brightmedusa (talk) 01:23, 13 December 2014 (UTC)

Regrets

 * Jane (talk) 11:33, 10 December 2014 (UTC) - but here is something for inspiration http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-gardner-women-in-tech-20141207-story.html

Lists to work from
''Try improving an existing article -- most of them need copyediting, references added or other work! This is often a better place to start than writing a new article from scratch.''
 * Dkriegls - Biography to-do list - List of writers in Who's Who in Contemporary Women's Writing
 * Dsp13 - Redlinks - Women - Women around the world
 * Gobonobo - Gender Gap red list:
 * Gobonobo - Gender Gap red list - Sorted by profession
 * Gobonobo - Gender Gap red list - In other sources - Sorted by other sources
 * Gobonobo - Gender Gap red list - Awards and honors - Sorted by awards and honors
 * Gobonobo - Gender Gap red list - By nationality - Sorted by nationality
 * Gobonobo - Gender Gap red list - Non-biographical topics - Sorted by topic
 * Rosiestep - Gender Gap red list - Gender Gap of notable women with links to other language Wikipedia articles; sorted by topics and nationality
 * Yupik - Redlinks - Indigenous Women - Redlink and stub lists for articles of indigenous women from around the world

Specific Articles

 * Carol Twombly - Article needs inline citations
 * Carmelita Little Turtle - Article needs more citations, at risk for deletion for lack of notability, needs to be expanded with proper sections, needs an info box
 * Marianne Strengell - An article we can create together

Projects
Help the following WikiProjects:
 * WikiProject Dictionary of National Biography - Missing women
 * WikiProject Feminism - Open Tasks
 * WikiProject Women artists - Worklist
 * WikiProject Women's History - Requested articles
 * WikiProject Women scientists - Worklist
 * WikiProject Women Writers - Missing articles