Wikipedia:Meetup/Bemidji/Women's History Month/Bemidji State University 2018
The A.C. Clark Library at Bemidji State University is hosting its first ever Wikipedia edit-a-thon to celebrate Women's History Month. Students, faculty, staff, and members of the community are all invited to come and try their hand at adding sources and editing Wikipedia. Please bring a laptop if you can.
Event Information[edit]
- What: We're looking to edit and add sources to articles about women to make them more accurate!
- When: Tuesday, March 20, from 5PM-7PM
- Where: Room 327 at A.C. Clark Library, Bemidji State University, 1500 Birchmont Drive NE, Bemidji, MN
- Who: Everyone! Sign into the #Attendees section below!
- How: We'll help you get started. We'll have some librarians around to help you research and get you into the basics of Wikipedia editing.
- Any questions? Email Patrick at plee@bemidjistate.edu
Research Resources[edit]
Gender and Women's Studies Research Guide
Attendees[edit]
Where to start?[edit]
Want to start adding quality citations to Wikipedia, but you aren't sure where to start? Try out the Citation Hunt page and search for different topics about women. They'll show you exactly where citations are needed and you take it from there!
Maybe you prefer writing and you'd rather get your feet wet with some copy editing? Here is a list of all the articles that need copy editing. Find one that relates to women or women's history, and see if you can clean up some of the content.
Wikipedia resources[edit]
Help:Introduction Wikipedia:VisualEditor/User guide
Wikipedia:Tutorial/Wrap-up and more info GLAM Beginner's Guide Citation guide Wikipedia:Simplified ruleset Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons Portal:Current events
Results[edit]
Below, list the articles that you've edited or added, so we can track our progress.
Citations Added
Marie Howe, poet
Kate Brown (professor)
Cassandra Butts, lawyer
Mary Karr, poet and writer
Lindsay Whalen, professional and Olympic basketball player
Elizabeth Keckley, African American Author and Seamstress for Mary Todd Lincoln
Ada Limón, poet
If Women Counted by Marilyn Waring
Jewel Lafontant, African American Lawyer, Deputy Solicitor General, Ambassador
Alice Duer Miller, writer and poet
List of 2018 Women's March locations
Copy Edited
Content Added
New Articles