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The Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study
is hosting an edit-a-thon focused on gender and sport

Game Changers: Women athletes

When: Thursday, March 30, 2017 from 4:00-6:00 PM

Where: Radcliffe Room, Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Yard




Event Details

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This event will take place in the Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America (3 James Street) at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study. Refreshments will be provided. Free and open to the public.

No previous experience writing Wikipedia entries is necessary. Wikipedia experts and research librarians from Harvard libraries, including the Schlesinger, will be available to help you write and edit your entries. A list of possible subjects, printed reference materials, and online resources will be provided to support the work. New ideas and resources are also welcome. If you cannot join us in person, you can also participate remotely. A behind-the-scenes tour of the Schlesinger Library will be open to those attending the edit-a-thon.

This event is part of the Radcliffe Institute's conference Game Changers: Sports, Gender, and Society.

Boston YWCA girls' track and field team at a meet at Harvard Stadium, June 10, 1921. (23773804674)

Schedule

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  • 4:15 Welcome!
    • Jenny Gotwals and Susan Ware
  • 5:15 Schlesinger Library tour

Logistics

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  • Locations, directions, maps:
    • Schlesinger Library is located in Radcliffe Yard, 3 James Street, Cambridge, MA. Directions, a map, and parking information is available here.
  • Twitter: Hashtags #WikiWomen
  • WiFi: Harvard Guest
  • What to Bring: laptop and extension cord
  • Food: Light refreshments will be served
  • Questions? Contact the organizer:

Sign Up and Guest List

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If you do not have a Wikipedia account, please create one in advance of the event. It should take less than five minutes:User Login

Attending

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Jen W. Kristen O. Hannah W. Samantha White Julia B. Cosima L. Annika G. Yesenia O. Daria R. Dominique A. Rachel Chiu Arc-en-ciel Katie T. Chris C. Chloe Belle Hooton Hannah Babcock Sophia Lee Gene T. Nadya Okamoto Julia Carstens Julia Biedry Yvenna Chen Ian Saum Max Moulton Bree Lalor Rachel Star Nell Shea

Maybe

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Ellen M. Shea Kate Loosian Deniz Ozturk-e Honor Moody

Regrets

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Participating Remotely

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Suggested Topics

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Biographies Needing Improvement

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New Entries to be Written (Topics)

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New Entries to be Written (Organizations)

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New Entries to be Written (People)

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Research & Wikipedia Help

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These are just to get you started -- feel free to add to this list.

Wikipedia & the Gender Gap

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Wikipedia logo with feminist symbol.

About Wikipedia

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Article Examples

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Formatting Shortcuts

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Public Domain Images

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Results

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Expanded and cleaned up Jenny Fish. Added sections, info, and 4 more references. - Ian Saum

Added some in line citations for Toni Stone and corrected some text.

Expanded and reorganized Donna Lopiano. Work in progress. -Dominique A.

Expanded and reorganized Kathryn Kusner. Added sections, info, more references. - Sophia Lee

Entries improved

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  • Keiko Fukuda Needs links to Schlesinger material - added link

Stephanie Wheeler

  • Bernice Gera Needs links to Schlesinger material - added link
  • Pam Postema added divisions, added more details, reworded some things: in progress
  • New Meckles work in progress, sent via email to Honor Moody
  • Tidye Pickett There is a lot of controversy about her legal first name. I spent a lot of time trying to figure this out, sorting through the various mispellings and linking to some census data. This stub still needs a lot of work, though.

New articles created

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Theresa Manuel

Hattie Leslie

Other work completed - including research

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I added a link; I will continue at home..