Wikipedia:Meetups/UK/Ditchling Museum

Overview
The Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft in Sussex are hosting editathons on 1 June and 12 October 2019 to improve Wikipedia's coverage of female artists. Please take part either in-person at the museum or remotely.

Wikipedia has become the world’s encyclopedia but did you know less than 10% of its editors are women? Possibly not unconnected to the fact that female artists and makers are not well documented in its pages. We aim to help to put that right by running two sessions with expert Wikipedians. Come along and get free training in Wikipedia editing and then work with us and our experts to put information about 20th century craftswomen into the public domain.

Editing support will be provided throughout the day, however we ask participants to be in attendance from the start of the session for the training. Participants are asked to bring their own laptop if possible.

Experts will be on hand to provide advice on the topics and guide participants through a rich and unique supply of source material.

Refreshments provided.

On-wiki sign up 1 June

 * PatHadley (talk) 14:10, 26 May 2019 (UTC) Hi!
 * Abby Butcher (talk) 12:07, 1 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Jeanne Castree (talk) 12:08, 1 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Davidcharlesnoble (talk) 12:12, 1 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Janebrocket (talk) 12:12, 1 June 2019 (UTC)
 * StephDMAC (talk) 12:14, 1 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Add yourself here

On-wiki sign up 12 October

 * PatHadley (talk) 08:34, 6 October 2019 (UTC)
 * Markfaz (talk) 10:26, 12 October 2019 (UTC)
 * KateFaz (talk) 10:29, 12 October 2019 (UTC)
 * Abby Butcher (talk) 10:31, 12 October 2019 (UTC)
 * StephDMAC (talk) 10:33, 12 October 2019 (UTC)
 * CallistaGiles (talk) 10:34, 12 October 2019 (UTC)
 * Gail Giles (talk) 10:39, 12 October 2019 (UTC)

Women's Work Show biographies
Stars!


 * Ethel Mairet - Hand loom weaving
 * Alice Hindson A start
 * Phyllis Barron - Textiles
 * Dorothy Larcher - Textiles
 * Enid Marx - Textiles
 * Catherine ‘Casty’ Cobb - Cutlery
 * Katherine Pleydell-Bouverie - Ceramics
 * Denise Wren - Ceramics
 * Elizabeth Peacock

Gallery stuff


 * Muriel Rose of the Little Gallery
 * Dorothy Hutton of the Three Shields Gallery
 * Cecilia Dunbar of Dunbar Hay

Exhibition intro page

Featured Women

 * Norah Braden
 * Dora Billington
 * Florence Arundel
 * Joyce Clissold
 * Helen Binyon
 * Cecilia Dunbar-Kilburn
 * Grace Christie
 * Dorothy Hutton
 * Elieen Reason
 * Elsa Schiaparelli
 * Molly Stobart
 * Hilary Bourne
 * Barbara Allen
 * Jenny Kilbride
 * Dorothy Wilmshurst

Resources
Artist biography article template

Press coverage

 * Edit-a-thons aim to ensure craftswomen's legacy on internet - Lanre Bakare 30 May 2019 The Guardian

Images
Sketches of the 1 June editathon.