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Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon: Women Innovators in Aviation and Spaceflight




 * Wikipedia is an openly editable resource, meaning that you can improve the quality and accuracy of Wikipedia entries. As one of the web’s most visited reference sites, Wikipedia serves as a starting point for many individuals looking to learn about art, history, and science.


 * During this training, attendees of all experience levels will learn the basics of how to edit Wikipedia by updating articles related to the history of women in aviation and spaceflight.


 * This event is planned in conjunction with the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum and the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative, a multiyear undertaking to document, research, collect, display, and share the history of women in the United States.

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 *  Register with Eventbrite 

livestream
 * Zoom link upon registration

when


 * October 28th, 2021
 * 1:00pm-3:30pm Eastern

where
 * Virtual!
 * Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum

details


 * No Wikipedia editing experience is necessary; training will be provided. No background in aviation, spaceflight, or women's history is required.

Get started

 * Create a Wikipedia account
 * Sign up below
 * Find an article to edit!
 * Ask questions in the Zoom chat

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 * CarCai (talk) 17:39, 6 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Ipigott (talk) 11:07, 17 October 2021 (UTC) Will be happy to assist with follow-up, mentoring, etc.
 * econterms (talk) 16:25, 28 October 2021 (UTC) Will be happy to assist others.
 * Jim.henderson (talk) 16:41, 28 October 2021 (UTC)
 * --Khanbawdy (talk) 17:00, 28 October 2021 (UTC) happy to assist others
 * Rosiestep (talk) 17:18, 28 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Baasilt (talk) 17:19, 28 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Green Tailed Jojo (talk) 17:40, 28 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Sarahr334 (talk) 17:56, 28 October 2021 (UTC)
 * --Cpeziogirl (talk) 17:58, 28 October 2021 (UTC)
 * --KellyDoyle (talk) 17:58, 28 October 2021 (UTC)
 * AeroSpaceHerstory (talk) 18:00, 28 October 2021 (UTC)
 * --Nellmaccarty (talk) 18:00, 28 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Wikiteatoe (talk) 18:10, 28 October 2021 (UTC)
 * --UniversalExample (talk) 18:46, 28 October 2021 (UTC)
 * --Sonoet2 (talk)

Articles to edit

 * Shaesta Waiz, first female certified civilian pilot born in Afghanistan, and the youngest woman to fly solo around the world in a single-engine aircraft Images Wikidata item
 * Patrice Washington, first black woman graduate of Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida; first woman pilot of Bahamasair; first black woman captain of a major U.S. air service and first black female pilot hired by the United Parcel Service Images to Upload  Wikidata item
 * Suzanne Asbury-Oliver, Only active female professional skywriter in the world Wikidata item
 * Mary Haizlip, second woman in the United States to qualify for a commercial pilot's license Images Wikidata item
 * Whirly-Girls, a non-profit, charitable and educational organization that aims to advance women in helicopter aviation Wikidata item
 * Maggie Gee (pilot), One of two Chinese-American women to serve in the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) in World War II Wikidata item
 * Nancy Hopkins (aviator), president of the International Women's Air and Space Museum and a member of United Flying Octogenarians Images Wikidata item
 * Janet Bragg,first African-American woman to hold a commercial pilot license Wikidata item
 * Ida Van Smith, African-American pilot and flight instructor Wikidata item
 * Jill E. Brown, first African-American woman to become a pilot for a major American passenger airline Wikidata item
 * Emily Howell Warner, first woman captain of a scheduled US airline Wikidata item
 * Olga E. Custodio, first female Hispanic U.S. military pilot Wikidata item
 * Richarda Morrow-Tait, the first woman to pilot an aircraft around the world Wikidata item
 * Moya Lear, American businesswoman and philanthropist who is considered the mother of the business jet industry Wikidata item
 * Nancy Deloye Fitzroy, American engineer and one of the first female helicopter pilots Wikidata item
 * June Maule, American businesswoman and owner/manager of Maule Air Wikidata item
 * Hayley Arceneaux, the youngest American and person with a prosthetic body part to visit space Wikidata item
 * Ruth Carol Taylor, the first African-American flight attendant in the United States Wikidata item
 * Women in Aviation International, nonprofit organization dedicated to the encouragement and advancement of women in all aviation career fields and interests [ Wikidata item

Articles to create

 * Alverna Babbs Williams, first American pilot with disabilities to earn a pilot’s license ImagesWikidata item
 * Mbabel link
 * Sharon Caples McDougle, the first female and first African American promoted to the position of Manager of the Space Shuttle Crew Escape Equipment Processing department ImagesWikidata item
 * Mbabel link
 * Cassie Kloberdanz Lee, Space, environment, and women's workforce activist Images
 * Jean Ross Howard Phelan, founder of Whirly-Girls Wikidata item 
 * Theresa Claiborne, First African American woman pilot in the U.S. Air Force [ImagesWikidata item
 * Mbabel link
 * Eleanor Joyce Toliver-Williams, First Certified African American Female FAA Controller Wikidata item --CarCai (talk) 18:55, 28 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Erin Miller, Author and advocate ImagesWikidata item
 * Andrea Lewis (Pilot), First African American female pilot of Georgia Air Guard Wikidata item --CarCai (talk) 18:42, 28 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Rebecca Bresnik, lead attorney for International Space Station (ISS)
 * Cindy L. Hasselbring, Long-time STEM education advocate
 * Katherine Landdeck, Developed the WASP Archive, Author, historian Wikidata item
 * Dana Bolles, Space Engineer/Science Communicator for NASA Wikidata item
 * Edith Ogilby Berg (Mrs. Hart O. Berg), the first American woman to fly as a passenger in an airplane Wikidata item -- started new article as Draft:Edith Ogilby Berg

Outcomes
Dashboard

Articles created
 * started new article as Draft:Edith Ogilby Berg

Articles improved