Wikipedia:University of Edinburgh/Events and Workshops/Women and Religion 2016

About the event
Have you ever wondered why the information in Wikipedia is extensive for some topics and scarce for others? On Wednesday 2nd November 2016, the University's Information Services team will run an edit-a-thon at the School of Divinity in New College. Full Wikipedia editing training will be given. Thereafter the afternoon's editathon will focus on improving the quality of articles about women and religion.

Working together with Academic Support librarians, archivists & academic colleagues we will provide training on how to edit and participate in an open knowledge community. Participants will be supported to develop articles covering areas which could stand to be improved; including distinguished Edinburgh alumni, historic locations etc.

This Wikimedia event is a day of celebration which helps people learn about the achievements of women and religion, inspiring others and creating new role models for young and old alike. Did you know that just over 15% of the biographies on Wikipedia relate to notable women? The aim of our editathon is to add to and improve the coverage of individuals, events and resources related to women and religion.

Come along to learn about how Wikipedia works and contribute a greater understanding of women and religion!



How do I prepare?

 * Sign up for the event (see below)
 * Create a Wikipedia account
 * Bring a laptop (wi-fi will be provided)
 * Learn about editing if you like: Tutorial, or Getting started on Wikipedia for more information
 * Think about what you would like to edit - please prepare some materials to bring with you on the day

Programme

 * 1:15pm - 1:30pm: Housekeeping and Welcome
 * 1:30pm – 1:45pm Guest speaker: Dr. Lesley Orr and Roger Bamkin (Co-founder of WikiProject Women in Red)
 * 1:45pm – 3:00pm: Wikipedia training
 * 3:00pm – 4:30pm: Research and editing
 * 4:30pm – 5pm: Transferring to Wikipedia's live space.

Trainers

 * Ewan McAndrew, Wikimedian in Residence at the University of Edinburgh
 * Roger Bamkin, co-founder of Women in Red (et al)

Hit list of articles to be created or improved
Helpful updates could be as simple as: Making sure reference links are still appropriate and functional; Adding new inline citations/references; Adding a photo; Adding an infobox; Adding data to more fields in an existing infobox; Creating headings; Adding categories; etc.

The Wikipedia Manual of Style has a lot of great information on the formatting & style of an article so please do consult it, especially if you are not sure how or where to begin & looking for help with writing the lead section.

There is also a more specific Manual of Style for Writing Biographies which is worth consulting too.

The following is a small sample of topics to work on. Feel free to come up with your own ideas!

All are welcome to add names to the list which is intended to serve as a basis for creating new articles in this important but somewhat neglected sector on the English Wikipedia.

Articles to be created




Articles to be improved

 * Marcella Althaus-Reid, feminist and queer theologian (Search )
 * Joyce M. Bennett, along with Jane Hwang, first regularly-ordained female Anglican priests (Search )
 * Chung Hyun Kyung, Korean feminist theologian (Search )
 * Alison Elliot, first female moderator of the Church of Scotland (Search )
 * Florence Li Tim-Oi, first woman ordained in the Anglican Communion (Search )
 * See Li Tim-Oi Foundation
 * Nancey Murphy, American philosopher and theologian (Search )
 * Mercy Oduyoye, leading scholar in African women's theology (Search )
 * Pandita Ramabai, Indian Christian social reformer (Search )
 * Louisa Woosley, first woman ordained in any Presbyterian denomination (Search )
 * Pandita Ramabai, Indian Christian social reformer (Search )
 * Louisa Woosley, first woman ordained in any Presbyterian denomination (Search )

Additional ideas

 * WikiProject Women in Red/Religion
 * WikiProject Women in Red/Meetup/5

During the editathon
Useful WikiProjects that you may wish to connect articles to:
 * WikiProject Biography (add  to the article and   to the talk page)
 * WikiProject Buddhism (add  to the article and   to the talk page)
 * WikiProject Christianity (add  to the article and   to the talk page)
 * WikiProject Hinduism (add  to the article and   to the talk page)
 * WikiProject Islam (add  to the article and   to the talk page)
 * WikiProject Judaism (add  to the article and   to the talk page)
 * WikiProject Religion (add  to the article and   to the talk page)

Categories that you may want to add to your article include:
 * Category:Ordination of women
 * Category:Women and religion
 * Category:Women in the Bible

General

 * DiscoverEd to find books, ebooks, journals, ejournals and more.

News sources

 * Factiva
 * British Newspaper Archive
 * More at: Edinburgh University Library - Newspaper database

Theses databases

 * Edinburgh Research Archive. For theses produced at the University of Edinburgh Edinburgh Research Archive
 * Proquest Dissertations
 * More at: Edinburgh University Library - Theses database

Outcomes - New pages created/improved

 * Annie H. Small tweeted at #wikiwomeninred, RT? Victuallers (talk) 09:40, 29 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Margaret Manson Graham - Missionary nurse in Nigeria (new page)
 * Jane Haining - Scottish missionary died at Auschwitz (new pics)
 * Chung Hyun Kyung - South Korean theologian (new pics)
 * Florence Li Tim-Oi - first ordained woman in Anglican communion (new pics)
 * Marcella Althaus-Reid - scholar of liberation theology, feminist theology, and queer theology (new pics and expanded)
 * M. Hasna Maznavi - new page created
 * Judith Kaplan Eisenstein music and theologian (new page created)
 * Elizabeth G. K. Hewat first female graduate from New College, Edinburgh (new page created)
 * Ruth Page (theologian), theologian and first female principal of New College, Edinburgh (new page created)
 * Kwok Pui-lan, asian feminist theologian (new page created)
 * Virginia Burrus, scholar of sexuality in Ancient Christian world (new page created)
 * Karma Lekshe Tsomo, Buddhist activist and academic (new page created)
 * Anne Hepburn, Church of Scotland missionary and teacher involved in the Motherhood of God controversy (new page created)
 * Fatima al-Kabbaj, one of the first female students of University of al-Qarawiyyin (new page created)
 * Mary Levison, first female ordained in the Church of Scotland (new page created)
 * Lucy F. Farrow, important African American women in early Pentecostal movement (new page created)

What can I do after the event?


You may find these useful if you want to learn further about editing:
 * Video tutorials
 * Instructional videos on using Wikipedia

Participants - Sign Up Here!
Prior to the event: Don't worry! If you haven't edited Wikipedia before and don't have a Wikipedia User Name yet, we will help you on the day of the event! And remember to have fun!
 * 1) RSVP
 * 2) Do you have a Wikipedia User Name?
 * No? Create a Wikipedia account
 * Yes? Go to Step #3
 * 1) Sign up! Add your Wikipedia User Name to this section by clicking the blue button below (follow instructions). Your name will be added to the bottom of this page


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