Wikipedia:Meetup/New York City/1000 Women in Religion 2019

Event Description
The 1000 Women in Religion Project, a major initiative of the American Academy of Religion/Society of Biblical Literature’s Women’s Caucus, is working to add biographies to Wikipedia, where over 80% of biographical entries are about men. A deficit of reliable sources about women important to the history and ongoing unfolding of the world’s religious and wisdom traditions makes it difficult for our wiki-editors to meet Wikipedia’s sourcing and notability standards for submission. Come create and edit Wikipedia pages on women (including transgender women, nonbinary and genderqueer persons) in support of our effort to address this systemic gender bias. Learn how Wikipedia works and join its community of editors. To edit Wikipedia content you must create an account in advance, new editors can read more here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Contributing_to_Wikipedia (attendees do not have to edit Wikipedia pages; visitors can come and observe, do research, and offer support). Read more about the 1000 Women in Religion Project here: http://womenscaucusaar.wixsite.com/womenscaucusaarsbl/1000-women-in-religion-project. RSVP to this event at https://events.columbia.edu/go/BurkeWikipediaEvent

Event Details

 * Date: Wednesday, October 16, 2019
 * Time: 12-3pm
 * Location: The Burke Library, 3041 Broadway, New York, NY 10027 Conference Room, L3 (Third Floor)
 * Who should attend?: Students, faculty, and members of the public are welcome (registration required for anyone without a Columbia or UTS I.D. card). Please RSVP/register below to reserve your spot, mark your calendar, and receive reminders and updates. Novices are welcome.
 * What to bring: Your laptop, your lunch, and a friend! Email The Burke Library to request a temporary work laptop for the session.
 * Training (optional): Find more information, tutorials, and training modules at 1000 Women in Religion Project website.
 * RSVP: Register through this link. Then enroll in the project dashboard here.

Agenda

 * Introductions
 * Brief overview of the 1000 Women in Religion Project
 * Wikipedia Basics
 * Introductory slides
 * Resources and Project Pages
 * Work time!

Goals: Create user account (if new to Wikipedia), create user page with at least one sentence, sign up on the project dashboard, make at least one edit to a Wikipedia page.

Before you arrive

 * Let us know you are coming by RSVPing
 * Sign up for a Wikipedia account

Things to know

 * Snacks provided.
 * No Wikipedia editing experience is necessary as training will be provided.
 * No background in religion, diversity, or women's history is required as we will have resources on hand to cite.
 * If you can't attend the event in person you can participate virtually! Edit along with us on the day of the event and help us improve articles from our worklists! We are tracking editing through the enrollment link through October 31, 2019.

Workbench

 * Judith Berling


 * Kelly Brown Douglas
 * Deborah Santana
 * Cristina L.H. Traina
 * Shelia Briggs
 * Sarah Azaransky
 * Jerusha T. Rhodes
 * Shannon Craigo-Snell
 * Phyllis Trible
 * M. Shawn Copeland
 * Mary C. Boys
 * Jerusha T. Rhodes
 * Shannon Craigo-Snell
 * Phyllis Trible
 * M. Shawn Copeland
 * Mary C. Boys
 * M. Shawn Copeland
 * Mary C. Boys
 * Mary C. Boys
 * Mary C. Boys