Wikipedia:Meetup/National Archives Gender Equality Edit-a-Thon/NYC



Improve Wikipedia entries related to gender equality with the the National Archives and Records Administration. This event, National Archives Gender Equality Edit-a-Thon, is part of the Amending America initiative at the National Archives in celebration of the 225th anniversary of the Bill of Rights.
 * Washington, DC: October 22, 2016
 * Virtual edit-a-thon: October, 2016

Event information
All members of the public and NARA staff, whether Wikipedians or not, are welcome to join.
 * Date: Thursday, October 13, 2016
 * Time: 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
 * Location: NARA-NYC's Leaning Center, National Archives at New York City, One Bowling Green, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10004
 * The event will be held at NARA-NYC's Leaning Center. Please enter through the 1st floor entrance (under the National Archives banner). Once on the 3rd floor, follow the signs to the Learning Center.
 * National Archives at New York City Main Number (toll free): 866-840-1752
 * Who: No advanced technical skills required!
 * RSVP: Eventbrite Please also add your name below
 * This event is free of charge; an advance headcount is desired.
 * What to bring:
 * Photo ID: Photo ID required for security entry
 * Laptop or tablet


 * Subway:
 * to Bowling Green (exit at Bowling Green)
 * to Rector Street
 * to Whitehall Street
 * to Broad Street
 * to Wall Street
 * MTA Bus:
 * Car: Private parking garages are available here

Questions?
Add your own
 * What should I bring?
 * Laptop/tablet & photo ID.


 * May I take photographs?
 * You're welcome to bring your own camera or non-feeder scanner.


 * Do I need a research card?
 * You will not be required to obtain a research card to attend the event, but this is a great opportunity to get one!

Goals

 * To celebrate the 225th anniversary of the Bill of Rights
 * To encourage inexperienced editors and show them how they can contribute to Wikipedia
 * To improve a selection of Wikipedia articles related to gender equality
 * To increase awareness of NARA records and research resources

NARA resources

 * NARA General Information
 * Selected Finding Aids
 * Guide to Archival Holdings of the National Archives at New York City

Wikipedia editing resources
If you are unfamiliar with Wikipedia, you might try this training module which will help explain a lot of things, including how to add your signature. N.B. Also located on the Resources page referenced above under Editor Resources See Meetup/ArtAndFeminism/Resources
 * Tutorial: Getting Started Guide (Presentation in DC)
 * Beginners’ Guide to Wikipedia (account creation, article editing)
 * Five Pillars of Wikipedia (philosophical guidelines and best practices for Wikipedia editing)
 * Tutorial
 * How to Edit a Page
 * Wiki Markup Quick Reference (PDF version of printed handout)
 * Guide to Writing Wikipedia Pages for Notable Women in Computing by Susan H. Rodger (applicable to any biography)
 * Article Development
 * Your First Article (using the Article Wizard if you wish)
 * Manual of Style
 * Citation templates
 * Infobox templates
 * Bookshelf (additional "getting started" resources)
 * Art+Feminism - Video training

Tools and templates

 * Cheatsheet for editing Wikipedia
 * Infobox template - person
 * Biographies of living persons
 * Writing an article
 * About the Sandbox
 * Determining Notability of Creative Professionals
 * Conflict of Interest in Wikipedia Editing
 * Verifying Reliable Sources

Online resources

 * Want to go at your own pace? Self guided introduction
 * N.B. There is an IRC channel if online participants need help:
 * IRC/wikipedia-en-help

Outcomes
Alphabetical by first letter

Pages updated

 * 1) 1977 World Series --
 * 2) Bowie Kuhn --
 * 3) Mary Stafford Anthony - added section about her arrest for voting using NARA blog post and docs teach resources --
 * 4) Melissa Ludtke - added section about her court case, added image of court case. Updated her court case to Bowie Kuhn's page and the 1977 World Series articles -- ,
 * 5) Susan B. Anthony - added images --
 * Susan B. Anthony - Spanish Wikipedia page, added images --
 * 1) Waldorf Astoria New York - added NARA image, Women in Waldorf-Astoria.jpg, to page with caption --

Images uploaded to Wikimedia Commons

 * Letter by Susan B. Anthony in Support of Women's Suffrage page 1 of 2.jpg --
 * Letter by Susan B. Anthony in Support of Women's Suffrage page 2 of 2.jpg --
 * Ludtke v Kuhn Complaint 001.jpg --
 * NARA NYC Editathon 2016 10.jpg --
 * Susan B. Anthony English to Spanish Translation by Rumayor1.jpg --

Pages created

 * 1) Elizabeth “Betty” Maxine Chambers

Wikidata items updated

 * 1) Melissa Ludtke (Q6812775) --

External links for NYC event

 * "National Conversation on Rights and Justice, focusing on Women's Rights and Gender Equality at the National Archives at New York City"
 * Wikipedia National Archives Gender Equality Edit-a-Thon main Wikipedia event page
 * National Archives at New York City
 * National Archives
 * NARA @ GLAM
 * Wikipedia Meetup - NYC (main events page)
 * Wikimedia New York City

RSVP
RSVP at Eventbrite Please also add your Wikipedia username below by clicking on the blue box

NARA staff

 * 1) DinaHerbert − Dina Herbert, Coordinator of the Innovation Hub, Office of Innovation, U.S. National Archives and Records Administration
 * 2)  − Sarah Anderson, Program Analyst, Executive for Legislative Archives, Presidential Libraries, and Museum Services, U.S. National Archives and Records Administration

WikiFacilitators

 * 1) Pharos (talk) 19:15, 28 September 2016 (UTC)
 * 2) Erika Herzog aka
 * 3) Jeremyb (talk) 16:13, 14 October 2016 (UTC)

Attendees

 * 1) 2604:2000:6093:B600:41F9:CC2D:DEDB:72D4 (talk) 14:59, 10 October 2016 (UTC)
 * 2) SLDavis (talk) 14:44, 13 October 2016 (UTC)
 * 3) Rumayor1 (talk) 15:39, 13 October 2016 (UTC)
 * 4) Lakewoodborn (talk) 15:39, 13 October 2016 (UTC)