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    1000 Women in Religion Edit-a-thon hosted by the Parliament of World Religions in support of Women's History Month

    Hello and welcome!

    Parliament of World Religions
    Event information
    What1000 Women in Religion Edit-a-thon hosted by the Parliament of World Religions
    DateThursday, October 22, 2020
    12:00pm-3:00pm, CDT
    LocationZOOM Video Conference
    HostColleen D. Hartung
    FacilitatorsDzingle1; PMCH2


    Event Description[edit]

    Did you know that only 18% of the biographical subjects and 9% of the editors on Wikipedia are women? WikiProject 1000 Women in Religion is a major initiative of the American Academy of Religion and Society of Biblical Literature (AAR/SBL) Women's Caucus. The project aims to address the under-recognized work of cis and transgender women in the world's religious, spiritual and wisdom traditions by adding 1,000+ women in religion onto Wikipedia.

    At this edit-a-thon/workshop, hosted by the Parliament of World Religions, participants will sign up as wiki-editors, create their personal user page, learn the basics of editing and make their first wiki-edits. We can also help you to start a new article about a woman who is not on Wikipedia but should be included.

    Our worklist will focus on: keynote speakers and other presenters from the 2015 and 2018 Parliament of World Religions. Participants are also welcome to work on women from any religious, spiritual or wisdom tradition who are not on the worklist. There will be plenty of time for questions and time for hands on assistance. No need to be a technological expert!

    Join us in our effort to address gender bias on Wikipedia by improving the coverage of women in religion on Wikipedia.

    PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED.

    • Register to attend: here

    Event Details[edit]

    • Date: Thursday, October 22, 2020
    • Time: 12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m., CDT
    • Location: ZOOM Video Conference
    • Who should attend: Parliament of World Religions supporters, religious scholars, librarians, and Wikipedians who would like to help us in our effort to improve existing articles and create new articles about women in religion on Wikipedia. In particular we will be working on women connected with the Parliament of World Religion in leadership, and as keynote speakers and presenters at the 2015 and 2018 Parliaments.
    • Training: Find more information, tutorials and training modules at 1000 Women in Religion Project website.
    • Questions? For more information, contact Colleen (dzingle1).

    Agenda[edit]

    • Welcome and Introductions
    • What is the “1000 Women in Religion Project” including a conversation about bias on Wikipedia
    • Is everybody signed up as a Wiki-editor?
    • Some basic training
    • Basic editing
    • Questions
    • How you can participate in the project

    Goals: Create user account (if new to Wikipedia), create user page with at least one sentence, sign up for edit-a-thon on the 1000 Women in Religion Wikipedia Meetup page, make at least one edit to a Wikipedia page.

    Before you arrive[edit]

    • Signup for a Wikipedia account and the 1000 Women in Religion/Parliament of World Religions Edit-a-thon Dashboard: 'here'. Consider concerns about anonymity when choosing a "user name" unless you want to be identifiable.
    • You can also signup for a Wikipedia account: here.
    What else?
    • No Wikipedia editing experience is necessary as training will be provided.
    • No background in religion, diversity, or women's history is required as we will have resources on hand to cite.

    About the 1000 Women in Religion Project[edit]

    The "1000 Women in Religion Project", a major initiative of the Women's Caucus of the American Academy of Religion and the Society of Biblical Literature, seeks to add over 1,000 names and contributions of religious, spiritual and wisdom women to Wikipedia, the largest encyclopedia in the world. The contributions of women in all fields of work, scholarship and life, including religion and spirituality, have gone under-recognized, across time and in our present-day context. This under-recognition, which is a form of gender bias, is reflected and reproduced in our commonly used sources of knowledge – in our history books, in our news media, even in our sacred texts. The more we can document and highlight the contributions of women leaders in their religious and spiritual traditions, the more we can change the perception that women have not been leaders. The Women’s Caucus is supported in this effort to raise up notable women onto Wikipedia by Atla and the Women’s Task Force of the Parliament of the World's Religions.

    About the Parliament of World Religions[edit]

    Since its inception, the Parliament of World Religions has been an advocate for women. Women were speakers at the 1893 Parliament including Elizabeth Cady Stanton, author of the Women’s Bible, and Antoinette Brown Blackwell, the first ordained woman in America. The 1993 Parliament endorsed a Global Ethic with four Irrevocable Directives, including the Commitment to a Culture of Equal Rights and Partnership Between Men and Women. Women religious and spiritual leaders were featured at the 1993, 1999, 2004, and 2009 Parliaments, and in 2015, an Inaugural Women’s Assembly was held with over 3,500 participants that included the Declaration for the Dignity and Human Rights of Women. For the 2018 Parliament, the Women’s Task Force extended the Parliament’s legacy with exciting programs and initiatives. The title for the 2018 Parliament women’s programming was The Dignity of Women Across the World’s Wisdom Traditions and Society. The “1000 Women in Religion Project” began as an initiative of the 2018 Parliament of World Religions Women's Task Force with the goal of bringing attention to women religious and spiritual leadership world-wide.

    Policies and style guidelines[edit]

    *WP:BLP
*MOS:BIO

    Workbench[edit]

    Key
*Blue links -- articles need improvement
*Red links -- do not yet have a Wikipedia articles


    Historic women[edit]

    1893 Parliament of World Religions - women speakers[edit]

    Influential women from the world's religions[edit]

    Biographies of Living People[edit]

    Parliament of World Religions keynote speakers[edit]

    Parliament of World Religions presenters[edit]

    Lists to edit[edit]

    These lists could use editing to increase the representation of women, or to expand the names of notable women listed in each category.

    Resources[edit]

    Inspiration for possible new articles
    Helpful sources and links

    See also[edit]

    Women in Religion Red Link List

    Guide for newcomers[edit]

    Guide for newcomers

    Wikimedia Projects[edit]

    Help[edit]

    Use these resources to find help anytime, anywhere.

    Guides and check lists[edit]

    Sandbox help[edit]

    Help from a person[edit]

    • {{Helpme}}: Place this template into your talk page and a Wikipedian will come help you.
    • Wikipedia:New contributors' help page: Go here to post specific questions and receive quick help.

    Everything you need to know[edit]

    Wikipedians are always available to help you!

    • Find your answer at Wikipedia:Help
    • Click Show on the templates below for a number of helpful links.

    Tutorial videos[edit]

    • Account creation tutorial (2 min 35 sec)
    • Starting a sandbox article tutorial (2 min 11 sec)
    • Article creation tutorial (7 min 50 sec)
    • Copyright licenses involved in uploading files (3 min 28 sec)
    • HotCat and categories explanation (5 min 43 sec)

    Writing about women[edit]

    Images and photos[edit]

    • Uploading images – tutorial, general overview
    • Image use policy – rights, licenses, is it okay to use the image
    • Picture Tutorial – technical details of getting image uploaded and displaying in a way that looks good
    • Free image resources – where to find free images for use in Wikipedia (in addition to holdings of the library that you could photograph and upload to Wikimedia Commons)
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