Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/NYBG October2018

Women in Science: Field Biology, Plant Conservation, Taxonomy, and Horticulture

The LuEsther T. Mertz Library of the New York Botanical Garden and the American Museum of Natural History welcome students and Wikipedia editors to participate in an Edit-a-thon focused on creating and enhancing pages related to the theme of Women in Science. This edit-a-thon is a sister Edit-a-thon to a "Women in Horticulture" Wikipedia edit-a-thon event held at the Temple University Ambler Campus Library and hosted by Women in Horticulture, a volunteer run organization the serves women in horticulture and related green industries. It is co-sponsored by Wikimedia NYC.

This special Edit-a-thon about Women in Science will highlight female botanists, ecologists, horticulturists, and women working in related “green industries.”

Editors will use the vast historic collections of the Mertz Library in order to create and edit existing pages. Training will be provided for those who have no prior experience editing Wikipedia.

'''A training session will be offered during the first hour of this event. New editors are encouraged to attend this training.''' Editors will use the vast historic collections of the Mertz Library in order to create and edit existing pages and special training will be provided for those who have no prior experience editing Wikipedia. New editors are encouraged to attend this training as well. Experienced editors may arrive at any point during the event's duration.

Opening Presentation The edit-a-thon will be hosted by Esther Jackson, Public Services Librarian, Samantha D'Acunto, Reference Librarian, and Vanessa Sellers, Coordinator of the Humanities Institute, Mertz Library, NYBG. The afternoon’s session will be opened with a presentation about newly uncovered pioneering women in the sciences by co-hosts Amanda Sigouin, Senior Research Assistant, and Erin Willigan, Visiting Scientist, Center for Biodiversity and Conservation, American Museum of Natural History.

The participants affiliated with this initiative will not make any edits that would not be beneficial to the goals of Wikipedia. We will modify our editing behavior if any edits conflict with Wikipedia guidelines. Please contact the Project Coordinator, emjackson42 (talk) if any activities appear to go against this statement.

Event details

 * Hosts: The LuEsther T. Mertz Library of the New York Botanical Garden
 * Date: Wednesday, October 10, 2018
 * Time: 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm
 * Location: New York Botanical Garden, 2900 Southern Blvd, Bronx, NY 10458 40.86653°N, -73.87903°W
 * Directions: Directions @ NYBG
 * Subway:
 * to Bedford Park Blvd. From the station exit:
 * Take the bus east to the Garden's Mosholu Gate entrance.
 * OR walk eight blocks (IND) or ten blocks (IRT) down the hill on Bedford Park Blvd. (approximately 20 minutes). Turn left onto Southern Blvd. and walk one block to Mosholu Gate entrance.
 * Metro-North Railroad:
 * Harlem local line to Botanical Garden Station (approximately 20 minutes from Grand Central). Walk across Southern Boulevard to the Garden's Mosholu Gate entrance
 * Station link
 * Hashtag: #PlantsAndPeople
 * Cost: Free
 * What to bring: Please bring your laptop!
 * Participants: Open to all!

Itinerary

 * 1pm-6pm Editing Wikipedia
 * (materials available all day for editors who do not want to participate in training or other activities)


 * 1pm-1.30pm
 * Welcome & Introductions


 * 1.30pm-2.30pm
 * How can I make a difference? Big and small ways to edit Wikipedia (A beginner’s guide)


 * 2.30pm-3pm
 * Presentation about newly uncovered pioneering women in the sciences by Amanda Sigouin, Senior Research Assistant, and Erin Willigan, Visiting Scientist, at the Center for Biodiversity and Conservation, American Museum of Natural History.


 * 3pm
 * Snack Break (if desired)


 * 5pm
 * Tour of the Rare Book Room & Library Stacks

Training
A one hour training session will be offered at the start of this event covering introductory topics.

If you are a new editor, please consider reviewing the training materials below. Note that we will not cover every single aspect of Wikipedia editing at this event, but we will cover enough information to get you started editing. Advanced editors will be available to answer questions and provide assistance.

Detailed training materials: Both the slides and the presentation content are © Laura Soito (CC BY-SA 3.0 - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/). This means that the content can be shared and adapted so long as the license terms are met (see link above).
 * Training video: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B8O7MTiZdDjnUFJzbGVvV1Q0ZzA
 * Slides: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B2ZzR4-eykN6NWNSbi1XVXQ5UVk

Articles to edit
This list is very much a work in progress. Please feel free to add additional names, and keep an eye on this space for changes. Thanks to those who have provided suggestions for scientists to profile. Individuals who have contributed to this list include Elaine Ayers, Helen Kennedy, Sandra Knapp, Jan Salick, Dennis Stevenson, and Charlotte Taylor.
 * Isabella Abbott
 * (reference 1, library vertical file)
 * (reference 1, library vertical file)


 * Annie Montague Alexander
 * (reference 1, library vertical file)
 * (reference 1, library vertical file)


 * Agnes Arber
 * (library vertical file)
 * (library vertical file)


 * Mary Elizabeth Banning
 * (reference 1, reference 2)
 * (reference 1, reference 2)


 * Jeanne Baret
 * (print bio)
 * (print bio)


 * Alma Joslyn Whiffen-Barksdale
 * (reference 1, reference 2, reference 3)
 * (reference 1, reference 2, reference 3)


 * Margaret Elizabeth Barr-Bigelow
 * (reference 1)
 * (reference 1)


 * Louisa Bolus
 * (reference 1)
 * (reference 1)


 * Mary Bowerman
 * (reference 1, library vertical file)
 * (reference 1, library vertical file)


 * Emma Lucy Braun
 * (reference 1, library vertical file)
 * (reference 1, library vertical file)


 * Elizabeth Gertrude Britton
 * (reference 1)
 * (reference 1)


 * Annetta Mary Carter
 * (reference 1, library vertical file)
 * (reference 1, library vertical file)


 * Gertrude Simmons Burlingham
 * (reference 1, reference 2)
 * (reference 1, reference 2)


 * Jane Colden
 * (print biography, library vertical file)
 * (print biography, library vertical file)


 * Mary Delany
 * (library vertical file)
 * (library vertical file)


 * Alice Eastwood
 * (reference 1, reference 2)
 * (reference 1, reference 2)


 * Katherine Esau
 * (library vertical file)
 * (library vertical file)


 * Beatrix Farrand
 * (library vertical file)
 * (library vertical file)


 * Mary Gibson Henry
 * Helen Margaret Gilkey (reference 1)
 * Helen Margaret Gilkey (reference 1)


 * Emily Lovira Gregory
 * (library vertical file)
 * (library vertical file)


 * Inez M. Haring
 * (reference 1)
 * (reference 1)


 * Carolyn Wilson Harris
 * (library vertical file)
 * (library vertical file)


 * Thistle Harris
 * (library vertical file, book)
 * (library vertical file, book)


 * Vera Higgins
 * (library vertical file)
 * (library vertical file)


 * Shiu-Ying Hu
 * (reference 1)
 * (reference 1)


 * Ellen Hutchins
 * (reference 1, reference 2, reference 3)
 * (reference 1, reference 2, reference 3)


 * Gertrude Jekyll
 * (library vertical file)
 * (library vertical file)


 * Sandra Knapp
 * (reference 1, print bio also available) Dr. Knapp is a living scientist who has made biographical information available for the purposes of this event
 * (reference 1, print bio also available) Dr. Knapp is a living scientist who has made biographical information available for the purposes of this event


 * Matilda Knowles
 * Jane C. Loudon (library vertical file)
 * Jane C. Loudon (library vertical file)


 * Irene Manton
 * (reference 1)
 * (reference 1)


 * Elizabeth McClintock
 * (print biography available, reference 1, reference 2, reference 3)
 * (print biography available, reference 1, reference 2, reference 3)


 * Susan Delano McKelvey
 * (reference 1, German Wikipedia entry)
 * (reference 1, German Wikipedia entry)


 * Margaret Mead
 * (library vertical file)
 * (library vertical file)


 * Ynes Mexia
 * (reference 1)
 * (reference 1)


 * Marianne North
 * (library vertical file)
 * (library vertical file)


 * Anne Pratt
 * (library vertical file)
 * (library vertical file)


 * Isabella Preston
 * (library vertical file)
 * (library vertical file)


 * Susanne Renner
 * (reference 1)
 * (reference 1)


 * Eleanour Sinclair Rohde
 * (library vertical file)
 * (library vertical file)


 * Vita Sackville-West
 * (library vertical file)
 * (library vertical file)


 * Effie A. Southworth
 * (library vertical file)
 * (library vertical file)


 * Sydney Mary Thompson
 * Anna Murray Vail (reference 1)
 * Anna Murray Vail (reference 1)


 * Mary Ward
 * Cynthia Westcott (library vertical file)
 * Cynthia Westcott (library vertical file)


 * Ellen Willmott
 * (library vertical file)
 * (library vertical file)

Articles to create
This list is very much a work in progress. Please feel free to add additional names, and keep an eye on this space for changes. Thanks to those who have provided suggestions for scientists to profile. Individuals who have contributed to this list include Lenge Hong, Meryl Rubin, Madeline Byrne, Elaine Ayers, Helen Kennedy, Sandra Knapp, Jan Salick, Dennis Stevenson, and Charlotte Taylor.
 * Tinde van Andel
 * (reference 1), (reference 2), (google scholar) Dr. van Andel is a living scientist who has made biographical information available for the purposes of this event
 * (reference 1), (reference 2), (google scholar) Dr. van Andel is a living scientist who has made biographical information available for the purposes of this event


 * Mary Barkworth
 * (reference 1, reference 2, [reference 3])
 * (reference 1, reference 2, [reference 3])


 * Elizabeth Ann Bartholomew
 * (reference 1, library vertical file)
 * (reference 1, library vertical file)


 * Lynn Allison Bohs
 * (reference 1)
 * (reference 1)


 * Helga Ochoterena Booth
 * (reference 1) (reference 2, reference 3)
 * (reference 1) (reference 2, reference 3)


 * Margaret Sibella Brown
 * (reference 1, library vertical file)
 * (reference 1, library vertical file)


 * Ruth Breen
 * (reference 1, library vertical file)
 * (reference 1, library vertical file)


 * Ana L. Caicedo
 * (reference 1, reference 2)
 * (reference 1, reference 2)


 * Jane Loring Gray
 * (1821-1909) (reference 1)
 * https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/jane-gray
 * https://books.google.com/books?id=X1VPAQAAMAAJ&pg=RA2-PA41&dq=%22Jane+Loring+Gray%22+-wikipedia&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiD9dqDxYbeAhWwY98KHdzbCM0Q6AEIOjAD#v=onepage&q=%22Jane%20Loring%20Gray%22%20-wikipedia&f=false
 * https://books.google.com/books?id=yRwqAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA13#v=onepage&q&f=false
 * https://books.google.com/books?id=v2uuP5CH1GQC&pg=PA249&dq=%22Jane+Loring+Gray%22+-wikipedia&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiD9dqDxYbeAhWwY98KHdzbCM0Q6AEIQzAF#v=onepage&q=%22Jane%20Loring%20Gray%22%20-wikipedia&f=false
 * https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1893/11/19/109733765.html?action=click&contentCollection=Archives&module=ArticleEndCTA&region=ArchiveBody&pgtype=article&pageNumber=23
 * https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1893/11/19/109733765.html?action=click&contentCollection=Archives&module=ArticleEndCTA&region=ArchiveBody&pgtype=article&pageNumber=23


 * Shakti M. Gupta
 * (library vertical file)
 * (library vertical file)


 * Olive Mary Harrisson
 * reference 1
 * reference 2
 * reference 2


 * Patricia Kern Holmgren
 * (reference 1, library vertical file) being worked on by AKW-ward (talk) 19:45, 10 October 2018 (UTC)
 * (reference 1, library vertical file) being worked on by AKW-ward (talk) 19:45, 10 October 2018 (UTC)


 * Jacquelyn A. Kallunki


 * Stella Victoria Kellerman
 * (library vertical file)
 * (library vertical file)


 * Elizabeth Kellogg
 * (reference 1) Dr. Kellogg is a living scientist who has made biographical information available for the purposes of this event
 * (reference 1) Dr. Kellogg is a living scientist who has made biographical information available for the purposes of this event


 * Carol Lerner
 * (library vertical file)
 * (library vertical file)


 * Christine Padoch
 * (library vertical file)
 * (library vertical file)


 * Anne Mary Perceval
 * (1790-1876) (reference 1, reference 2, reference 3, publication 1, publication 2)
 * (1790-1876) (reference 1, reference 2, reference 3, publication 1, publication 2)


 * Anna Semenova Schchian
 * 
 * 


 * Charlotte M. Taylor
 * (reference 1) Dr. Taylor is a living scientist who has made biographical information available for the purposes of this event. You can edit her draft article here.
 * (reference 1) Dr. Taylor is a living scientist who has made biographical information available for the purposes of this event. You can edit her draft article here.


 * Judith Taylor
 * (library vertical file)
 * (library vertical file)


 * Barbara M. Thiers


 * Clara Gertrude Weishaupt
 * (library vertical file)
 * (library vertical file)


 * Elsa M. Zardini
 * (reference 1)
 * (reference 1)

Resources
Many more extensive guides can be found under Editor Resources in the article Meetup/ArtAndFeminism/Resources.

How to Cite Vertical Files
 * Much of the content provided for this edit-a-thon comes from the Library's vertical file collection. Here is an example of how these materials should be cited.
 * Format:
 * Title of item. (date) Folder name, Vertical File collection, The LuEsther T. Mertz Library, The New York Botanical Garden. Date that items were accessed.
 * Example:
 * Photograph of Bronx River Waterfall. (1909). Folder Bronx River, NYBG Vertical File, The LuEsther T. Mertz Library, The New York Botanical Garden. June 14, 2016.

Editing Wikipedia
 * Wiki Markup Cheatsheet
 * Wikipedia Manual of Style (WP:MOS)
 * WP:Notability (people)
 * WP:Notability (academics) -- an alternative to Notability (people)

Wikipedia's Principles
 * Five Pillars
 * Assume Good Faith
 * Be Bold

Attendees
You can also register through Meetup.com here.

Sign up via Outreach Dashboard

Photography: By entering these premises, you understand that you may be photographed, filmed, or videotaped and you hereby give the New York Botanical Garden the unqualified right to take pictures and/or recordings of you and grant the perpetual right to use your likeness, image, photo (collectively, “image”), without compensation, for broadcast or exhibition in any medium and to put the finished pictures/recordings to any legitimate use without limitation or reservation. You hereby waive, release and forever discharge the New York Botanical Garden from and against any and all claims or actions arising out of or resulting from any use of your image. The New York Botanical Garden shall not be obligated to use, and may elect not to use, your image.

Please note that this event is capped at 45 attendees.

Regrets

 * I will not be in NYC at the time of this event.  Blue Rasberry   (talk)  20:52, 19 September 2018 (UTC)
 * I will be unable to attend but will promote it in the Fordham community  I Love Pi Day   (talk)
 * Unable to attend due to last-minute scheduling conflict.   Roman Spinner (talk • contribs) 23:54, 10 October 2018 (UTC)

Confirmed

 * Emjackson42 (talk) 15:02, 29 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Pharos (talk) 14:57, 7 September 2018 (UTC)


 * Jim.henderson (talk) 00:19, 10 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Roman Spinner (talk • contribs) 22:00, 21 September 2018 (UTC)
 * RoySmith (talk) 01:43, 22 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Megs (talk) 13:17, 10 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Frenezulo (talk) 14:03, 10 October 2018 (UTC)


 * Windblown29 (talk) 16:46, 10 October 2018 (UTC)


 * Jeremyb (talk) 17:51, 10 October 2018 (UTC)


 * Makimousse (talk) 17:54, 10 October 2018 (UTC)


 * Jason.przybylski (talk) 20:20, 10 October 2018 (UTC)


 * Makimoss (talk) 14:25, 11 October 2018 (UTC)