Wikipedia:Meetup/SCAR 2016

This is the organisation page for the 2016 Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) Women of the Antarctic Wikibomb in collaboration with the Women in Red. Here we can coordinate our editing efforts and discuss relevant issues. A celebration of the pages created will be held at the SCAR2016 conference in Kuala Lumpur. These efforts aim to recognise the work of women in Antarctic research, to help redress some of the gender bias prevalent throughout the encyclopaedia, and to provide more visible female role models.

2016 process timetable
15 April Nominations close

16 May Volunteers submit initial drafts

30 May Review each other's entries Upload to Wikipedia as "Draft:Jane_Smith" page

13 June Submit drafts for review by Wikipedia community and conversion to final "Jane_Smith" pages

23 August Final event and celebration 18:50 – Doors Open 19:00 – Talks and panel discussion 20:10 – Food and drinks 20:30 – Unveiling of new and improved pages and thanks to volunteers! 21:30 – Closing In affiliation with: The Tinker foundation · The Korea Polar Research Institute · La Trobe University · International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators

Attendees

 * 1) T.Shafee(Evo&#65120;Evo)talk
 * 2) Jan Strugnell (talk)
 * 3) Allisonlee9 (talk)
 * 4) Caroldevine24 (talk)
 * 5) Jenna knox (talk)
 * 6) Mcpolaar (talk)
 * 7) WavyGeek (talk)
 * 8) Ngwilson (talk)
 * 9) Baeseman (talk)
 * 10) Shawjustine (talk)
 * 11) MichaelaLouise (talk)
 * 12) MNA Siena (talk)
 * 13) Justinbroglio (talk)
 * Ygong (talk)
 * + Many that wrote pages off-wiki

Outcomes

 * See meta:Grants:Project/Rapid/SCAR2016/Report for report on the 23 August 2016 event at SCAR Open Science Conference 2016

Articles improved
Alphabetical by first letter


 * 1) Caroline Mikkelsen
 * 2) Dorthe Dahl-Jensen
 * 3) Felicity Aston
 * 4) Jackie  Ronne
 * 5) Jane Francis
 * 6) Jessica Meir
 * 7) Josefina Castellví
 * 8) Karin Lochte
 * 9) Leanne Armand
 * 10) Louise Crossley
 * 11) Lynne Talley
 * 12) Maria Klenova
 * 13) Merieme Chadid
 * 14) Monica Kristensen Solås
 * Monique de Vries -- in Dutch
 * 1) Nerilie Abram
 * 2) Patricia Selkirk
 * 3) Sudipta Sengupta

Articles created
Alphabetical by first letter


 * 1) Alison Murray
 * 2) * also zh:埃里森·莫瑞
 * 3) Amy Leventer
 * 4) Angelika Brandt
 * 5) Anita Buma
 * 6) Anna Wåhlin
 * 7) Annick Wilmotte
 * 8) Barbara Wienecke
 * 9) Bettina Meyer
 * 10) Bettine Jansen van Vuuren
 * 11) Carlotta Escutia Dotti
 * 12) Catherine King
 * 13) Catherine Ritz
 * 14) Christina Hulbe
 * 15) Christina Riesselman
 * 16) Christine Siddoway
 * 17) Cinzia Verde
 * 18) Corina Brussaard
 * 19) Cornelia Lüdecke
 * 20) Cristina Takacs-Vesbach
 * 21) Dana Bergstom
 * 22) Deborah Steinberg
 * 23) Delphine Lannuzel
 * 24) Deneb Karentz
 * 25) Diana Patterson
 * 26) Diana Wall
 * 27) Diane McKnight
 * 28) Doris Abele
 * 29) * also zh:Doris Abele
 * 30) Edith Fanta
 * 31) Edith Farkas
 * 32) Eleanor Honnywill
 * 33) Elisabeth Isaksson
 * 34) Elizabeth Truswell
 * 35) Erin Pettit
 * 36) Felicity Aston
 * 37) Florica Toparceanu
 * 38) Gillian Wratt
 * 39) Gwen Fenton
 * 40) Helen Fricker
 * 41) Hina Baig
 * 42) Hong Kum Lee
 * 43) In-Young Ahn
 * 44) Ingrid Christensen
 * 45) Irene Schloss
 * 46) Jackie Ronne
 * 47) Jan Strugnell
 * 48) Jane Francis
 * 49) Jane Rumble
 * 50) Janet Thomson
 * 51) Jemma Wadham
 * 52) Jennifer Lee
 * 53) Jenny Baeseman
 * 54) Ji Hee Kim
 * 55) Jill Mikucki
 * 56) Joanne Johnson
 * 57) Julie Palais
 * 58) Justine Shaw
 * 59) Karen Heywood
 * 60) Kathleen Conlan
 * 61) Katrin Linse
 * 62) Kim Crosbie
 * 63) Kit Kovacs
 * 64) Kumiko Goto-Azuma
 * 65) Laura Crispini
 * 66) Lijie Wei
 * 67) *also zh:韦利杰
 * 68) Linda Nedbalova
 * 69) Lois Jones
 * 70) Louise Allcock
 * 71) Louise Huffman
 * 72) Margaret Bradshaw
 * 73) Mary Odile Cahoon
 * 74) Maria Olech
 * 75) Marilyn Raphael
 * 76) Michelle Rogan-Finnemore
 * 77) Monika Puskeppeleit
 * 78) Monique de Vries
 * 79) Nancy Bertler
 * 80) Nel Law
 * 81) Nerida Wilson
 * 82) Lois Jones
 * 83) Lynne Talley
 * 84) Pat Langhorne
 * 85) Patricia Ortuzar
 * 86) Patricia Selkirk
 * 87) Roberta Farrell
 * 88) Robin Bell
 * 89) Robyn Millan
 * 90) Rosemary Askin
 * 91) Roumiana Metcheva
 * 92) Sally Poncet
 * 93) Sharon Robinson
 * 94) Siti Aisah Alias
 * 95) *also zh:Siti Aisah Alias
 * 96) Sophie Warny
 * 97) Susana Agustí
 * 98) Teresa Torres
 * 99) Terry Wilson
 * 100) Trista Vick-Majors
 * 101) Valerie Masson-Delmotte
 * 102) Veronica Vallejos |
 * 103) Victoria Metcalf
 * 104) Vivian Pellizari
 * 105) Viviana Alder
 * 106) Yan Liu
 * 107) *also zh:刘岩_(科学家)


 * Drafts
 * 1) Draft:Anita Dey Nuttall
 * 2) Draft:Graciela Andrea Concheyro
 * 3) Draft:Jacqueline Muller
 * 4) Draft:Laura De Santis


 * Drafts declined
 * 1) Draft:Irina Fedorova
 * 2) Draft:Isabelle Ansorge
 * 3) Draft:Mary Albert
 * 4) Draft:Sheeba Chenoli
 * 5) Jessica Melbourne-Thomas


 * Non-biography pages improved
 * 1) Fosdick Mountains
 * 2) Maigetter Peak
 * 3) Migmatite
 * 4) Wall Valley


 * Non-biography pages created
 * 1) First women to fly to Antarctica
 * 2) Kirsty Island
 * 3) List of Antarctic women
 * 4) Timeline of women in Antarctica
 * 5) Women in Antarctica

Images added to Wikimedia Commons

 * 1) Alison Murray – Alison Elizabeth Murray.jpg
 * 2) Amy Leventer – Amy Leventer NBP0702.jpg
 * 3) Angelika Brandt – Angelika Brandt on RV Sonne.tif
 * 4) Anita Buma – PictureAnitaBuma.gif
 * 5) Anna Wåhlin – 150917natfak-annawahlin4955.jpg
 * 6) Annick Wilmotte – Photo byers9 001-1cut.gif
 * 7) Barbara Wienecke – Barbara Wienecke.jpg
 * 8) Bettina Meyer – B.Meyer (AWI).jpg
 * 9) Bettine van Vuuren – Bettine van Vuuren.jpg
 * 10) Catherine King – Photo - Catherine K King.jpg
 * 11) Catherine Ritz – Cat-Ritz-photo.jpg
 * 12) Christina Riesselman – Christina Riesselman.jpg
 * 13) Cinzia Verde – Cinzia Verde.jpg
 * 14) Corina Brussaard – Corina Brussaard.jpg
 * 15) Cornelia Lüdecke – Lüdecke at the Le Maire Chanal Antarctica.jpg
 * 16) Cristina Takacs-Vesbach – Takacs-VesbachandthePPS.jpg
 * 17) Dana Bergstrom – Dana Bergstrom.jpg
 * 18) Delphine Lannuzel – Dr Delphine Lannuzel.jpg
 * 19) Diana Wall – Diana Wall portrait.jpeg
 * 20) Diane McKnight – CottonGlacier-Diane McKnight.jpg
 * 21) Doris Abele – Doris Abele, AWI 2015.jpg
 * 22) Edith Farkas – |Edith Farkas at the base during her time in Antarctica.jpg
 * 23) Elisabeth Isaksson – Elisabeth Isaksson.jpg
 * 24) Elizabeth Truswell – Dr Elizabeth Truswell.jpg
 * 25) Erin Pettit – Pettit campus.jpg
 * 26) Felicity Aston – Felicity Aston in Antarctica.JPG
 * 27) Felicity Aston – Felicity Aston portrait.JPG
 * 28) Gillian Wratt – Gillian Wratt.jpg
 * 29) Gwen Fenton – Gwen Fenton.jpg
 * 30) Hope Black – Photograph-hope-macpherson-colour-portrait-by-vincent-barclay-552670-large.jpg
 * 31) Hope Black – Portrait-of-hope-macpherson-museum-victoria-curator-of-molluscs-1946-1965 (public domain).jpg
 * 32) In-Young Ahn – Dr. In-Young Ahn at the Korean Antarctic Station, King Sejong in October 2015.jpg
 * 33) Irene Schloss – Irene InnerPC 2016.jpg
 * 34) Jan Strugnell – Jan at Carlini.jpg
 * 35) Jemma Wadham – Jemma Wadham and the Bouquetins Ridge, above the Haut Glacier d'Arolla where she started her glaciological studies in 1993.jpg
 * 36) Jenny Baeseman – Jenny Baeseman Greenland.jpg
 * 37) Joanne Johnson – |Joanne Johnson portrait.jpg
 * 38) Julie Michelle Palais] – Julie at South Pole.jpg
 * 39) Justine Shaw – Justine Shaw South G.jpg
 * 40) Karen Heywood – Karen at sea.jpg
 * 41) Karin Lochte – 20160209 KarinLochte 004 MBuchholz.jpg
 * 42) Kathleen Conlan – WC 4036 (crop).jpg
 * 43) Katrin Linse – PEN 6869.jpg
 * 44) Laura Crispini – LauraCrispiniXXXIPNRA.jpg
 * 45) Leanne Armand – Leanne Armand.jpg
 * 46) Lijie Wei – Wei lijie.jpg
 * 47) Linda Nedbalova – Sampling James Ross.jpg
 * 48) Louise Allcock – Louise Allcock South Georgia.jpg
 * 49) Louise Huffman – Louise-Huffman-McMurdo-JBaeseman.jpg
 * 50) Maigetter Peak – Maigetter0293.png
 * 51) Margaret Bradshaw – Margaret Bradshaw in Antarctica ANZSC1020.19.jpg
 * 52) Michelle Rogan-Finnemore – Wiki Picture M Finnemore.jpg
 * 53) Monika Puskeppeleit – Dr. Monika Puskeppeleit Mikkelsen Bay, Antarctica.jpg
 * 54) Monique de Vries – Portrait Monique de Vries.jpg
 * 55) Nancy Bertler – Nancy Bertler and Alex Pyne at Roosevelt Island.jpg
 * 56) Nerida Wilson – |Nerida Wilson with ruby seadragon.tif
 * 57) Nerilie Abram – Nerilie Abram crevasse.jpg
 * 58) Pat Langhorne – PJL McMurdo Sound.jpg
 * 59) Patricia Margaret Selkirk – Patricia Selkirk at Scott base.jpg
 * 60) Patricia Ortuzar – Patricia Ortuzar.jpg
 * 61) Roberta Farrell – Roberta Lee Farrell 2012 at Discovery Hut, Hut Point, Ross Island, Antarctica.jpg
 * 62) Robin Bell – Robin Bell at South Pole.jpg
 * 63) Robin Bell – Robin+Bell Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory.jpg
 * 64) Rosemary Askin – MG 6885Rosie1970.jpg
 * 65) Roumiana Metcheva – Roumiana Metcheva.jpg
 * 66) Sharon Robinson – Sharon in a moss bed.jpg
 * 67) Siti Aisyah Alias – Siti Aisyah Alias.jpeg
 * 68) Sophie Warny – |Sophie Warny in her palynological lab.jpg
 * 69) Terry Wilson – Terry Wilson Franklin Island Antarctica.jpg
 * 70) Victoria Metcalf – Victoria Metcalf.jpg
 * 71) Vivian Pellizari – ivian Pellizari.jpg
 * 72) Yan Liu – Liuyan bnu.jpg

Wikidata
Alphabetical by first leter
 * Wikidata items improved


 * 1) Alison Murray (Q4727150)
 * 2) Angelika Brandt (Q22112997)
 * 3) Anita Gerry Johanna Buma (Q21551919)
 * 4) Edith Ronne (Q2514181)
 * 5) Elizabeth Truswell (Q5829692)
 * 6) Jessica Meir (Q4795114)
 * 7) Josefina Castellví (Q11037464)
 * 8) Karin Lochte (Q118355)
 * 9) Katrin Linse (Q21391155)
 * 10) Maria Klenova (Q2383485)
 * 11) Maria Olech (Q21522362)
 * 12) Mary Odile Cahoon (Q26789534)
 * 13) Merieme Chadid (Q4120071)
 * 14) Monique de Vries (Q2423974)
 * 15) Sudipta Sengupta (Q7633856)
 * 16) Valérie Masson-Delmotte (Q3554288)


 * Non-biography Wikidata items improved
 * 1) Fosdick Mountains (Q5473333)
 * 2) Kirsty Island (Q21475867)
 * 3) Migmatite (Q744630)


 * Wikidata items created


 * 1) Amy Leventer (Q24851574)
 * 2) Anna Wåhlin (Q24708160)
 * 3) Annick Wilmotte (Q26236690)
 * 4) Barbara Wienecke (Q24708012)
 * 5) Bettina Meyer (Q26695611)
 * 6) Bettine Jansen van Vuuren (Q24702094)
 * 7) Carlotta Escutia Dotti (Q24718066)
 * 8) Catherine King (Q25190282)
 * 9) Catherine Ritz (Q25160375)
 * 10) Christina Hulbe (Q24705962)
 * 11) Christina Riesselmann (Q24716867)
 * 12) Christine Siddoway (Q26252314)
 * 13) Cinzia Verde (Q24708205)
 * 14) Corina Brussaard (Q26211066)
 * 15) Cornelia Lüdecke (Q26235988)
 * 16) Cristina Takacs-Vesbach (Q24645536)
 * 17) Dana Bergstom (Q24705953)
 * 18) Deborah Steinberg (Q24572297)
 * 19) Delphine Lannuzel (Q24851656)
 * 20) Deneb Karentz (Q24548426)
 * 21) Diana Patterson (Q26695618)
 * 22) Diana Wall (Q24661951)
 * 23) Diane McKnight (Q24705281)
 * 24) Doris Abele (Q24702106)
 * 25) Edith Fanta (Q25631212)
 * 26) Edith Farkas (Q26399689)
 * 27) Eleanor Honnywill (Q26213655)
 * 28) Elisabeth Isaksson (Q26218968)
 * 29) Erin Pettit (Q24263549)
 * 30) Florica Topârceanu (Q24851596)
 * 31) Gillian Wratt (Q24708013)
 * 32) Gwen Fenton (Q26703283)
 * 33) Helen Fricker (Q24851546)
 * 34) Hong Kum Lee (Q24716837)
 * 35) In-Young Ahn (Q24705947)
 * 36) Ingrid Christensen (Q24661962)
 * 37) Irene Schloss (Q24885388)
 * 38) Jan Strugnell (Q24565099)
 * 39) Jane Rumble (Q24718197)
 * 40) Janet Thomson (Q26212574)
 * 41) Jemma Wadham (Q24851554)
 * 42) Jennifer Lee (Q24713009)
 * 43) Jenny Baeseman (Q25345237)
 * 44) Ji Hee Kim (Q24851886)
 * 45) Jill Mikucki (Q26262812)
 * 46) Joanna Johnson (Q26788858)
 * 47) Julie Palais (Q26702591)
 * 48) Justine Shaw (Q25750373)
 * 49) Karen Heywood (Q24851777)
 * 50) Kathleen Conlan (Q24702096)
 * 51) Kim Crosbie (Q26702509)
 * 52) Kit Kovacs (Q24718145)
 * 53) Kumiko Goto-Azuma (Q24851671)
 * 54) Lijie Wei (Q24851883)
 * 55) Linda Nedbalova (Q24883811)
 * 56) Lois Jones (Q24844437)
 * 57) Louise Allcock (Q26236979)
 * 58) Louise Huffman (Q25345247)
 * 59) Margaret Bradshaw (Q25999469)
 * 60) Michelle Rogan-Finnemore (Q24707108)
 * 61) Monika Puskeppeleit (Q24716920)
 * 62) Nancy Bertler (Q24851776)
 * 63) Nel Law  (Q26856815)
 * 64) Nerida Wilson (Q24851551)
 * 65) Pat Langhorne (Q24851780)
 * 66) Patricia Ortuzar (Q25350128)
 * 67) Roberta Farrell (Q24718117)
 * 68) Robin Bell (Q24593723)
 * 69) Rosemary Askin (Q25240299)
 * 70) Roumiana Metcheva (Q24851673)
 * 71) Ruth Kelley (flight attendant) (Q26844324)
 * 72) Sally Poncet (Q26235167)
 * 73) Sharon Robinson (Q25352408)
 * 74) Siti Aisyah Alias (Q26251113)
 * 75) Sophie Warny (Q26274929)
 * 76) Susana Agustí (Q26702586)
 * 77) Terry Wilson (Q24708023)
 * 78) Teresa Torres (Q25796456)
 * 79) Trista Vick-Majors (Q24885282)
 * 80) Veronica Vallejos (Q26789242)
 * 81) Victoria Metcalf (Q24716861)
 * 82) Vivian Pellizari (Q25999467)
 * 83) Yan Liu (Q25190211)

Front page "did you know"s

 * ... that Elizabeth Truswell used ancient pollen to show that plants existed in Antarctica before the ice cap formed?
 * ... that Helen Fricker was a member of the first group to drill into an Antarctic subglacial lake?
 * ... that In-Young Ahn (pictured) was the first Korean woman to visit Antarctica?
 * ... that in 1937 Ingrid Christensen became the first woman to set foot on mainland Antarctica?"
 * ... that Lois Jones led the first all-woman science team to Antarctica in 1969?

Press
One biography tweeted per day by @SCAR_Tweets for the month of August with hashtag #AntarcticWomen Alphabetical by name of organization

List of articles to create and improve
Below are a list of researchers who could have pages written about them, or whose pages could be expanded upon.

Information and references have been provided by members of SCAR and Wikiproject Women in Red.

To adopt a page to create, click on one of these red links. To improve an existing article, click one of the blue links.

Nominated by members of SCAR
Alphabetical by first letter
 * Post-event Redlinks: Still need to be created




 * Post-event Bluelink drafts: Still need to be improved




 * Post-event Bluelink articles


 * 1) Aditi Pant
 * 2) Alison Murray (also Chinese wiki)
 * 3) Amy Leventer
 * 4) Angelika Brandt
 * 5) Anita Buma
 * 6) Anna Wahlin
 * 7) Annick Wilmotte
 * 8) Barbara Wienecke
 * 9) Bettina Meyer
 * 10) Bettine Jansen van Vuuren
 * 11) Carlotta Escutia Dotti
 * 12) Caroline Mikkelsen
 * 13) Catherine King
 * 14) Catherine Ritz
 * 15) Christina Hulbe
 * 16) Christina Riesselmann
 * 17) Christine Siddoway
 * 18) Cinzia Verde
 * 19) Corina Brussaard
 * 20) Cornelia Lüdecke
 * 21) Cristina Takacs-Vesbach
 * 22) Dana Bergstom
 * 23) Deborah Steinberg
 * 24) Delphine Lannuzel
 * 25) Deneb Karentz
 * 26) Diana Patterson
 * 27) Diana Wall
 * 28) Diane McKnight
 * 29) Doris Abele (also Chinese wiki)
 * 30) Dorthe Dahl-Jensen
 * 31) Edith Fanta
 * 32) Edith Farkas
 * 33) Elizabeth Truswell
 * 34) Erin Pettit
 * 35) Felicity Aston
 * 36) Florica Toparceanu
 * 37) Gillian Wratt
 * 38) Gwen Fenton
 * 39) Helen Fricker
 * 40) Hina Baig
 * 41) Hong Kum Lee
 * 42) Hope Black
 * 43) Ingrid Christensen
 * 44) In-Young Ahn
 * 45) Irene Schloss
 * 46) Jackie Ronne
 * 47) Jan Strugnell
 * 48) Jane Francis
 * 49) Jane Rumble
 * 50) Janet Thomson
 * 51) Jemma Wadham
 * 52) Jennie Darlington
 * 53) Jennifer Lee
 * 54) Jenny Baeseman
 * 55) Jessica Meir
 * 56) Ji Hee Kim
 * 57) Jill Mikucki
 * 58) Josefina Castellví
 * 59) Julie Michelle Palais
 * 60) Justine Shaw
 * 61) Karen Heywood
 * 62) Karin Lochte
 * 63) Kathleen Conlan
 * 64) Katrin Linse
 * 65) Kelly Falkner
 * 66) Kim Crosbie
 * 67) Kit Kovacs
 * 68) Kirsty Island
 * 69) Kumiko Goto-Azuma
 * 70) Leanne Armand
 * 71) Lijie Wei (also Chinese wiki)
 * 72) Linda Nedbalova
 * 73) Lois Jones
 * 74) Louise Allcock
 * 75) Louise Huffman
 * 76) Lynne Talley
 * 77) Margaret Bradshaw
 * 78) Maria Klenova
 * 79) Maria Olech
 * 80) Marilyn  Raphael
 * 81) Mary Alice McWhinnie
 * 82) Merieme Chadid
 * 83) Michelle Rogan-Finnemore
 * 84) Monika Puskeppeleit
 * 85) Monique de Vries (also Dutch Wiki)
 * 86) Nancy Bertler
 * 87) Nerida Wilson
 * 88) Nerilie Abram
 * 89) Pat Langhorne
 * 90) Patricia Ortuzar
 * 91) Patricia Selkirk
 * 92) Roberta Farrell
 * 93) Robin Bell
 * 94) Robyn Millan
 * 95) Rosemary Askin
 * 96) Roumania Metcheva
 * 97) Sharon Robinson
 * 98) Siti Aisyah Alias
 * 99) Sophie Warny
 * 100) Sudipta Sengupta
 * 101) Susan Solomon
 * 102) Susana Agustí
 * 103) Teresa Torres
 * 104) Terry Wilson
 * 105) Trista Vick-Majors
 * 106) Scientist (also French wiki)
 * 107) Veronica Vallejos
 * 108) Victoria Metcalf
 * 109) Vivian Pellizari
 * 110) Viviana Alder

Suggested by members of Wikiproject Women in Red
Nominated as part of the WiR Celebrating Polar Women August Editathon

Thanks
This effort was made possible by the dedication of an amazing group of volunteers - thank you for your time!

Allison Lee, Carol Devine, Morgan Seag, Christel Hansen, Tristy Vick-Majors, Nicole Hill, Alix Post, Nor Radziah, Aitana Forcen, Jenna Knox, Siti Musalmah, Jesse Blackadder, Christine Siddoway, Sharon Robinson, Will Pena, Gisela Gacitua, Nur Sakinah, Tammy Russell, Aitana Forcen, Hanne Nielsen, Gabriela Roldan, Jennifer Austin, Katya Uryupova, Ana Maria Barrios, Bryn Dhir, Laurton McGurk, Nicole Dakin, Nicola Wilmot, Jessica Rosenfels, Tebogo Masebe, Jenna Tracy Knox, Emma Jefferys, Nadezhda Filimonova, Michaela Louise Coote, YongMei Gong, Kiran Gurung, Maddie Brasier, Charlotte Ditlevsen, Lena Padukova, Jordan Owen

Many thanks to the supporters of our Wikibomb celebration event

The GoFundMe crowdfund, La Trobe University, the Korean Polar Science Institute, Tinker Foundation, International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators, and the Wikimedia Foundation.

Special thanks to

Jan Strugnell, Thomas Shafee, and and Wikipedia’s amazing Women in Red and the rest of the Wikibomb Committee: Nerida Wilson, Craig Stevens, Justine Shaw and Jenny Baeseman and to everyone who nominated outstanding women and contributed to this unprecedented activity.

Feedback

It's fantastics to see all the interest being generated by our efforts and it really does show that this Wikibomb was something long overdue. I've also really enjoyed working on the drafts as this experience has, in more ways than one, inspired me to continue working in Antarctica, perhaps even the Arctic, and to also try that bit harder. These women are truly phenomenal so it's been a great pleasure!

I heard about the wikibomb through SCAR and also the APECS community I'm involved with. As I've been writing about and working on projects including the theme of women's contributions and presence in Antarctica I was super interested to contribute. I worked in Antarctica in 1995-6 leading a civilian cleanup expedition and then I didn't know much about women who proceeded me there, but when I arrived at Bellingshausen for the joint ecological project with the Russian Antarctic expedition they said they hadn't had women living at the base in decades and only then a few times before our arrival (3 women in the start team). By doing the wiki I knew I'd "meet" living and deceased women who pushed boundaries and helped us understand Antarctica, our planet and ourselves better. I wanted to know what they did, what they studies, something about their family lives and influences and their lives and work after and before Antarctica. The wiki bios are not full biographies but you certainly get a taste for these women I feel grateful to have interacted with by reviewing or writing their wiki entries. I also loved learning about wiki, how entries are written, the rigour of ensuring facts, citations and neutrality in sharing facts. It's a fascinating initiative and I appreciate knowing more about how the entries happen and the enormous amount of behind the scenes work. A truly global project. The collaborative aspect of doing the entries is also inspiring - I'm pro open-source and collaboration and I've found the wiki community helpful, clear and supportive. I have a lot to learn and I'm lucky to have had more experience people in this wikibomb team guide but also empower me to jump in. I only wish I started earlier and did more. One thrill was learning about more place names in Antarctica named after women who worked in the Antarctic and contributed to Antarctic science and exploration (e.g. Lake Karentz, Selkirk Creek etc) because I'm making a map of these placenames.

I got involved in this project because it's been a series of Antarctic women who have inspired to enter and to continue in this field of Antarctic Studies. They do so much work, but it too often remains behind the scenes. I've discovered so many more stories about Antarctic women from other countries that otherwise would've remained hidden, and it's been really exciting to see this project and the women involved profiled in a whole range of other media as a result.​

When I saw the call listed on the SCAR website asking for volunteers to help create Wikipedia pages to promote Women in Antarctic Research, I knew I had to get involved. In 2013 I visited the Ross Sea on a scientific expedition and was in awe of the raw pristine ecosystem. I can't imagine a time when women were actually banned from doing research down there! Learning about the nominees and putting together profiles took a lot of work and it was a lot of fun. For decades, women have made numerous discoveries. I'm really glad to see they'll be that much more represented on the world's largest encyclopedia because of this Wikibomb. As I continue through graduate school, I'll definitely draw on these women as inspirational role models. I'm proud of the progress women have made in science and I hope to further my involvement with the Antarctic research community as I develop in my career.

From Pakistan to Chile and across all the continents, women have and continue to do amazing things to understand our southern-most continent.

While gathering and preparing the biodata for the Polar Scientists, indirectly it is inspired me to be passionate in my area and enjoys the struggle in order to reach the success. I sincerely hope more and more women scientists especially from Malaysia that can contribute more to our nature. “Yakin Boleh” aka “We can Do It!”

My generation of early career Antarctic researchers is privileged to be able to take women's access to Antarctica for granted. For that, we have to thank a generation of trailblazing women who insisted on our right to equal access, and who embody the tremendous contributions that women make to Antarctic science. This wikibomb gives us, and people everywhere, access to greater knowledge, strong role models, and a richer understanding of the history of this shared global space - women included. I appreciate being a member of the Women in Antarctica Wikibomb team: to be collaborating with dozens of like-minded researchers from across the globe to accomplish this important goal. I've made virtual connections to several with whom I hope to keep in touch. I was thrilled to see how many more articles we have been able to publish, but I also am aware of our geographic and linguistic limits. It's a remaining challenge to increase the representation of non-Western and non-anglophone people on Wikipedia - Antarctic scientists are no exception! I have to extend my appreciation to the organizers, and especially to Thomas and Jan, for all the work they have done to make this happen. I've been introduced to the stories of some remarkable women, and I appreciate the training and experience.

Photos of the event
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Resource pages

 * 10 minute editing tutorials
 * Five pillars
 * Notability criteria for academics
 * How to request an image of the article subject
 * Detailed biography guidelines

WikiProjects

 * WikiProject Women in Red
 * Celebrating Polar Women Editathon: August 2016
 * WikiProject Women scientists
 * WikiProject Antarctica