Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/DCCAH WHM Wikipedia Edit-a-thon

WP:DCCAH2024

DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities Women's History Month Wikipedia Edit-a-thon presented with support from Wikimedia DC

When

March 19, 2024 - 2pm-5pm

Where

Virtual

Description

Join us for a Women's History Month Wikipedia edit-a-thon presented with support from Wikimedia DC. Training with be provided for new editors.

Registration

Register

Event Dashboard

Dashboard

Safe Space Policy

Safe Space Policy

Presentation

START HERE

Step 1:

Create a Wikipedia username if you don't already have one (top right) and log-in
Already have an account? Simply log-in (top right)
Usernames are public. You do not have to use your real name.

Step 2:

Check-in for this event using the blue button below. This helps us to track editing progress during the edit-a-thon.

1) Select 'Check in'

2) Scroll down on the page that follows and click 'Publish changes'. DO NOT ADD TEXT TO THE FIELD.

Your username will automatically be added to the list of attendees.

Articles to create or edit

Instructions

Go to this Google sheet and add your username next to the article you would like to edit or create
Return here to the event page and select your article's red or blue link. Red=New draft articles for creation, Blue=Existing articles
Select 'Create' (for new articles), and 'Edit' for existing articles
For new articles, start by adding a 'References' header at the bottom. Return to the top and start writing. Publish as you go to avoid losing your work.
Use the sources below each article name to find information and build your article/s. Be sure to cite your sources.

Tip: Open this event page in multiple tabs. You will need it quite often (mostly for sourcing) and it's easy to close inadvertently.

Please DO NOT create or edit articles about yourself or anyone with whom you have a financial, familial, or close-personal relationship. For more, see WP:COI.

For creation

Stubs (short articles) to expand (good for beginners)

Di Stovall [46], Add external links section with link to website
Susan Fisher Sterling [47][48]

Start (good for beginners)

C

Articles below may need little no no work. Please review for typos, missing information, formatting, etc.

B

Eva Cassidy

GA

FA

Elizabeth Catlett

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