Wikipedia:Meetup/Nebraska/2015 03 UNO Womens History

Please join us for the first ever UNO Women's History Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon, sponsored by the Chancellor’s Commission on the Status of Women and Criss Library.

Event information
The edit-a-thon will be held at the University of Nebraska-Omaha (UNO)'s Criss Library, 6001 Dodge Street, Room 232 on the 2nd floor, on Tuesday, March 31, 2015 from 3:00 pm - 7:00 pm CDT. The purpose of the event is to address the underrepresentation of notable UNO women in Wikipedia.

An edit-a-thon is a time for new & experienced Wikipedians to edit Wikipedia pages around a single topic. We’ll focus on UNO women’s history! Sign up at http://bit.ly/1LwOzVk to help us plan for enough food & drink. Training and source material will be provided, you just need to sign-up and come to Criss Library! Stay for an hour, stay for the full event! It’s up to you!

You are welcome to drop-in for an hour or four hours to work on articles. No prior experience editing Wikipedia is required.

This event is open to the public. We will contact non-UNO attendees regarding arrangements for parking.
 * Date: Tuesday, March 31, 2015
 * Time: 3:00 pm - 7:00 pm CDT
 * Location: Criss Library – Room 232, 6001 Dodge Street, Dr. C.C. and Mabel L. Criss Library at the University of Nebraska Omaha
 * Please note that the library is the building to your right as you enter the main UNO campus at 60th and Dodge Streets


 * Floor plan: Room 232 on the main floor
 * Who should attend: All are welcome. We are especially interested in seeing newcomers to join the experienced Wikipedians/Wikimedians. We also hope for the participation of our friends in cultural institutions interested in developing Open Education projects.
 * Registration: You can  register for the event  here
 * Parking: Coming from off-campus? Advance registration will ensure we can reserve a parking spot for you.
 * Participation: Participation (and snacks) will be free
 * Wifi: There is wifi access for guests to campus, and we will give you the log in details on-site.
 * Hashtag: #UNOWomen


 * We will be working in a classroom equipped with PC desktop computers and have identified a number of articles that could use editing. You are welcome to bring your laptop, power cord ,and ideas for entries that need updating or creation. For the editing-averse, we urge you to stop by to show your support.


 * N.B. There is an IRC channel if online participants need help, or if editors need followup assistance after the editathon:
 * IRC/wikipedia-en-help

Organizers
The UNO Women's History Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon is sponsored by the Chancellor’s Commission on the Status of Women and Criss Library.

Attendees
If you are able, please also add your Wikipedia username to the appropriate section below (signatures are created by saving four tildes [~] in a row).

If you haven't edited Wikipedia before, we will help you register for a new Wikipedia editing account on the day of.


 * 1) BrillLyle (talk) 03:09, 24 March 2015 (UTC) - will help remotely
 * 2) [INSERT YOUR USER NAME HERE]
 * 1) [INSERT YOUR USER NAME HERE]

List of articles to edit
alpha order by last name

University of Nebraska-Omaha / Omaha

 * Karrin Allyson, jazz singer
 * W. Meredith Bacon, political scientist, LGBT-rights activist. Potential sources Google Doc
 * Gail Baker, Emmy winner, College of Communication, Fine Arts and Media dean. Potential sources Google Doc
 * Erin Belieu, poet. Potential sources Google Doc
 * Constance (Connie) Claussen, Assistant Athletic Director. Potential sources Google Doc
 * Abbie Cornett, former police officer who served in the Nebraska Legislature from 2005-2013
 * Ruth Diamond, Physical Education Department professor, head of Women's Physical Education program, UNO Women's Archive Project. Potential sources Google Doc
 * Dr. Viv L. Ewing, Bachelor's degree in public administration 1983, Master's in urban studies 1986; Citation for Alumni Achievement article in alumni magazine, UNO Magazine, spring 2015; President & CEO of the Alzheimer's Association of Nebraska (current 2015); previously Habitat for Humanity, Salvation Army, Kroc Center, ConAgra Foods, Omaha Housing Authority, and OPPD. Married to John Ewing, Treasurer of Douglas County who ran against Lee Terry for the United States House of Representatives for Nebraska's 2nd District in 2012.  ; Book: Yes, You Can Have Your Cake and Eat it Too: Strategies for a Successful Life
 * Wanda Ewing, artist. Potential sources Google Doc
 * Margaret R. Fischer, lawyer, OU Board of Regents, among first women lawyers in the Midwest, President of Women Lawyers of Omaha. Potential sources Google Doc
 * Laurie S. Fulton, diplomat. Potential sources Google Doc
 * Anna Mary McKee Halsey, genealogist. Need more sources. Potential sources Google Doc
 * Dorothy Hayes Sater, OU alumna, first female broadcast journalist in Nebraska, first woman president of Omaha Press Club. Potential sources Google Doc
 * Marion Marsh Brown, author of children's books, English Department faculty. Potential sources Google Doc
 * Anna Monardo, Writer's Workshop. Potential sources Google Doc
 * Roxann Ryan, Ph.D. in Criminal Justice at UNO in 1998, Commissioner of the Iowa Department of Public Safety
 * Carol Schrader, broadcast journalist. Potential sources Google Doc
 * Ree Schonlau, Class of 1968, Studio artist for 11 years. Founder and director of Ree Schonlau Gallery from 1971-84; founder and director of the Alternative Worksite, Artist-In-Industry/Program from 1980-84; founder and executive director of the Alternative Worksite/Bemis Foundation in Omaha in 1985; Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts. Potential sources Google Doc
 * Vicki Trickett, actress. Potential sources Google Doc
 * Dr. Nell Marguerite Ward, Chemistry Department professor, chair, dean of women, professor emeritus, Legendary Women of UNO, UNO Women's Archive Project. Potential sources Google Doc
 * Colleen Williams, journalist, news anchor
 * Mary E. Williamson, Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) during WWII, professor UNO Department of Communications, Interim Dean of the College of Fine Arts, Interim University Relations Director, Nebraska Business Development Center consultant. Draft article in Google doc. Potential sources Google Doc

Women's History Month

 * See also: List of articles to edit from Art+Feminism that would benefit from edits and expansion during Women's History Month

List of new articles created
 alphabetical - if person by last name
 * 1) W. Meredith Bacon --
 * 2) Dorothy Hayes Sater --
 * 3) Ree Schonlau --
 * 4) Mary E. Williamson --

List of articles improved
 alphabetical - if person by last name
 * 1) W. Meredith Bacon --
 * 2) Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts --
 * 3) Abbie Cornett --
 * 4) Wanda Ewing --
 * 5) Laurie S. Fulton --
 * 6) Ree Kaneko --
 * 7) Lindsey Miller-Lerman --
 * 8) Anna Monardo --
 * 9) Carol Schrader -- ,
 * 10) Vicki Trickett -- ,
 * 11) Colleen Williams --

UNO

 * Legendary Women of UNO - Chancellor's Commission on the Status of Women (CCSW)
 * UNO Women's Archive Project - Department of English
 * Gateway Newspaper Archive - University of Nebraska at Omaha's (UNO) student newspaper
 * Criss Library A-Z Databases List - Most available only to UNO or on-campus users (UNO subscription required)
 * Criss Library Archives & Special Collections
 * Criss Library Digital Collections

UNL

 * UNL Library - Archives & Special Collections
 * UNL Library - Image & Multimedia Collections
 * UNL Library - Collections

Omaha Public Library

 * Omaha Public Library - Digital Collections

Other

 * Nebraska State Historical Society - includes Collections / Databases, Exhibits, Research Materials
 * Nebraska Library Commission - Nebraska Memories
 * Creighton University - Digital Collections

Wikipedia - Editing resources
See Meetup/ArtAndFeminism/Resources

Editing Wikipedia
Listed here for quick reference. N.B. Also located on the Resources page referenced above under Editor Resources
 * 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)

Tools and templates

 * Cheatsheet for editing Wikipedia
 * Infobox template - person
 * Biographies of living persons
 * Writing an article
 * About the Sandbox

Wikipedia - Organizations, additional training materials

 * Wiki Education Foundation
 * Website: Wiki Edu
 * Training materials: link
 * Wikipedia:Training/For educators (includes a training module)
 * Education program: List of participating institutions
 * FemTechNet and FemTechNet Wikipedia Committee: assists in coordinating efforts toward editing Wikipedia, from university class sessions to workshops to local edit-a-thons. Vaparedes (talk) & Deckdeckdeck (talk)
 * Meetup page: Wikipedia:Meetup/FemTechNet
 * Websites:
 * About FemTechNet
 * FemTechNet Resources about Teaching Wikipedia
 * Archive of former FemTechNet Commons (active for 2013-2014 academic year) hosted at The New School
 * RefToolbar -- Cite "button"
 * Slideshow: "RefToolbar - Cite: Usage, Tips & Tricks": PowerPoint + PDF
 * Authority Control - template
 * Google Books - template
 * To tag page as a work in progress -- and reduce edit conflicts: Template:Under construction

Wikipedia - Women's History Month - Success stories

 * NYPL's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
 * Recent event: Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Black Life Matters Editathon
 * Video: Schomburg Center Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon from Innovation Trail


 * Art+Feminism, see also Art+Feminism Meetup page
 * Recent event: Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/ArtAndFeminism/MoMA 2015
 * Video: Art + Feminism Edit-a-thon at the Museum of Modern Art March 7, 2015
 * Training videos: Art+Feminism training videos that includes "Introduction to Editing Wikipedia Lesson Plan," "Intermediate Level Lesson Plan"
 * See also Art+Feminism's YouTube channel, which has more training videos