Wikipedia:Meetup/WVU GenderGap
Introduction
[edit]This page is a meetup for the edit-a-thon "Continuing to Address the Gender Gap" occurring on March 16th at West Virginia University Libraries. This event is hosted by Kelly Doyle, WVU Libraries Wikipedian in Residence for Gender Equity. This event occurs during WVU Libraries 3-day symposium: "WVU Women: Celebrating 125 Years" which will celebrate and reflect on the 125th Anniversary of the Graduation of Women from West Virginia University. All are encouraged to attend and edit or create a new article about a woman from West Virginia. Assistance with editing and Wikipedia procedures will be available. Please bring your own laptop to this event if possible.
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- Date: Wednesday, March 16, 2016
- Time: 1:00-3:00pm EST
- Location: Downtown Campus Library - Room 2036
Register (optional)
[edit](You can register by signing your name with four tildes)
- KellyDoyle (talk) 16:50, 4 March 2016 (UTC)
- Thompsonek88 (talk) 17:44, 16 March 2016 (UTC)
- AugeeKim (talk) 17:49, 16 March 2016 (UTC)
- That librarian 88 (talk) 23:32, 16 March 2016 (UTC)
Articles Edited and/or Created During this Edit-a-thon
[edit]- Very minor edits to Georgeann Wells
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Articles to edit
[edit]- Katherine Johnson
- Kadeisha Buchanan
- Rose Rolls Cousins
- Ancella Radford Bickley
- Fannie Cobb Carter
- Elizabeth Simpson Drewry
- Minnie Buckingham Harper
- Mildred Mitchell-Bateman
- Mesha Poore
- Ida L. Reed
- Fannie Smith
- Anne Spencer
- Natalie Tennant
- Georgeann Wells
- Margaret Workman
- Betty Zane
- Margaret Agnew Blennerhassett
Top Training Resources
[edit]- Wikipedia Markup Cheatsheet (Web version)
- Wiki Markup Quick Reference (PDF version of printed handout)
- Wikipedia:FAQ
- WikimediaFoundation Youtube channel
- GLAM-Wiki initiative ("galleries, libraries, archives, and museums") Beginners Guide
- Tutorial
- How to Edit a Page
- Institutional Partnerships with Wikipedia / Galleries, Libraries, Archives, Museums, Wikipedia Info Booklet
- This guide has directions on the various Wikipedia projects, and includes a guide for beginners, guides to Wikipedia markup, adding references, and other tasks