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Welcome! The History and Women's and Gender Studies Departments at Simmons College and the Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America are hosting a Wikipedia edit-a-thon.
When :
Thursday, October 23, from 11:00am-4:30 PM
Where : L225 (Lefavour Hall), Simmons College.
Focus : Did you know that over 5000 Wikipedia entries on women’s history are just stubs?
And that thousands more of deserving individuals, movements, organizations, and events involving women are just not represented anywhere on Wikipedia?
Given how many people turn to Wikipedia as their first source of information, this calls for action – and you can help!
Come celebrate Women’s history by increasing the presence of Women on Wikipedia! And learn some mad technology, research, and Wiki skills in the process.
Event Details
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Printable flyer for the Fall 2014 Simmons College Women's History Edit-a-thon
The Department of History and
The Department of Women's and Gender Studies at Simmons College and the
Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America are co-hosting an edit-a-thon to help make women's history more visible on Wikipedia. The event is open to all students, faculty, staff, alumnae, and community members. Join us whether or not you've ever edited Wikipedia entries before!
11:00-4:30PM
Amanda Strauss of the Schlesinger Library will lead two advanced intros and be available for questions at 11am-12:20pm and again 3-4:20pm.
The room will remain open for anyone who wants to drop in and edit from 12:20pm-3pm.
If you do not already have experience editing Wikipedia, we recommend the modules available at
Wikipedia Training .
Locations, directions, maps: L225 Lefavour Building, 2 Louis Pasteur Ave, Simmons College Boston MA
Directions
Information on Parking
Twitter: Hashtag #wikiathon
WiFi: Simmons Guest
What to Bring: laptop and extension cord (optional; there will be computers available)
Contact the organizer: Laura Prieto (
Clio.at.work (
talk ). For day-of-event questions, please call: Brenna Doyle, 617-521-2258.)
Sign Up and Guest List
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Amanda Strauss, Schlesinger Library, librarian,
User:Amandastra
Laura R. Prieto, Simmons College, professor,
User:Clio.at.work
Kelly Hager, Simmons College, professor,
User:Caroline Norton
Allie Hung, Simmons College, student,
User:ahung315 New Article: Elizabeth Avery Colton
Victoria Stetson, Simmons College, student,
User:NelliO927 New Article: Dedham Temporary Home for Women and Children
Laura Koch, Simmons College, student,
User: Kochlaura New Article: Angela Heywood
Brittney Barta, Simmons College, student,
User: B.brittney29 New Article: Bethlehem Female Seminary
Emmie Lindholm, Simmons College, student,
User: EmilieLindholm New Article: New England Offering (women mill workers' magazine)
Brianna Allen, Simmons College, student,
User: Tsukichild New Article: Lanah Sawyer, Emma Chivers, Betsy Wheeler. Add on: Eliza Duffey
Rachel Adler, Simmons College, student
User: Rach713 New Article: Chloe Spear, Boston Equal Suffrage Association
Caitlin Terry, Simmons College, student,
User: C3t9547 New Article: Mary Ann Lee (dancer)
Kelly Ferguson, Simmons College, student,
User: Kellebelle53 New article: La Fronde, Grace Growden Heywood
Patrick Shea, Simmons College, student,
User: Sheapd
Abigail Carr, Simmons College, student,
User: AbbieCarr New article: Cecily Sidgwick
Raelissa Glennon-Zukoff, Simmons College, student,
User: RGlennZu New article: Association of Southern Women for the Prevention of Lynching
Kristin Blow, Simmons College, student,
User: kristinnlizz New Article: Cambridge Political Equality Association
Suggested Topics
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Kathleen Adams
Annie Ware Winsor Allen - 1884-1950, educator
Amelia Muir Baldwin
Letitia Woods Brown
Mary Barnicle Cadle - 1891-1978
Nancy Caroline - 1944-2002, doctor
Mary G. Chapman - abolitionist
Juanita Jewel Craft
Eunice Davis - singer
Sylvia Donaldson - 1849-1937; first woman to serve in the Massachusetts House of Representatives, with Susan Fitzgerald, in 1921; see NWHM
Margaret Dunkle - 1957-1993
Ruth Ellen Fitch
Ruth Frankenberg
Sarah Merry Gamble
Helena De Kay Gilder - d. 1916, artist
Eliza Grier
Louise W. Holborn - 1898-1975
Sybil Holmes - first woman elected to Massachusetts State Senate, in 1936
Vida Lahey - 1882-1968, Australian painter
Chloe Lee - abolitionist
Clara Littledale - editor of Parents magazine
Pragna Patel
Elizabeth Riley
Elizabeth Bancroft Schlesinger
Esther Mae Scott
Lucy Sessions
Catherine M. Sullivan
Ruth Temple - 1892-1984, physician
Caroline Weston - abolitionist
Esther Wilkins - Simmons alum,born 1916, pioneer in the field of dental hygiene, teacher, and author of "Clinical Practice of the Dental Hygienist"
Ada Worthington
Start your research with these resources
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E-books
Databases
Books & Encyclopedias
Public Domain Images
Wikipedia & the Gender Gap
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Wikipedia logo with feminist symbol.
Wikipedia Help
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These are just to get you started -- feel free to add to this list.
If your article fits the projects' criteria, add the template to the article's Talk page. There are many Wikiprojects, here are two examples.
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