Wikipedia:Meetup/National Archives Gender Equality Edit-a-Thon/Online
National Archives Gender Equality Online Edit-a-Thon
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Improve Wikipedia entries related to gender equality with the the National Archives and Records Administration. This event is part of the Amending America initiative at the National Archives in celebration of the 225th anniversary of the Bill of Rights. This event is part of DCFemTech's Tour De Code 2016.
- When
- Saturday, October 14-21, 2016
- Any time!
- Who
- No advanced technical skills required!
All members of the public and NARA staff, whether Wikipedians or not, are welcome to join.
- Where
The event will be held virtually!
- During the editing if you have questions, log in to the chat below or ask them to innovationhub@nara.gov
Goals
[edit]- To celebrate the 225th anniversary of the Bill of Rights
- To encourage inexperienced editors and show them how they can contribute to Wikipedia
- To improve a selection of Wikipedia articles related to gender equality
- To increase awareness of NARA records and research resources
Schedule
[edit]Questions? Add your own
[edit]- What should I bring?
- Laptop & photo ID. The Archives has a limited number of loaner laptops you may utilize during the edit-a-thon, and they are first-come, first-served.
- May I take photographs?
- You're welcome to bring your own camera or non-feeder scanner.
- Do I need a research card?
- You will not be required to obtain a research card to attend the event, but this is a great opportunity to get one!
RSVP
[edit]RSVP below or on our eventbrite page
During the editing if you have questions, log in to the chat below or ask them to innovationhub@nara.gov
Attendees
[edit]NARA staff
[edit]- DinaHerbert (talk) − Dina Herbert, Coordinator of the Innovation Hub, Office of Innovation, U.S. National Archives and Records Administration
- Mereastew (talk) − Meredith Stewart, Innovation Hub Director, Office of Innovation, U.S. National Archives and Records Administration
- EDinschel (talk) − Elizabeth Dinschel, Education Specialist, Chair of Women's Affinity Group (WAG), U.S. National Archives and Records Administration
Participating remotely
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Want to work on an article that's not on the list? You're welcome to choose any topic you like!
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Some events also include a video or audio conference. You can find more details on this page.
Task list: Entries to improve
[edit]Note: These categories are relatively arbitrary. Many of the women, events, or themes are listed multiple times
Civil Rights Activists
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* Anderson, Mary (22 February 1942). "Speech on Equal Pay and Women's Contribution to the War Effort" (mp3). Records of the Office of the Secretary of the Interior, 1826 - 2009. No. 1772533, 48.360. National Archives and Records Administration.[1]
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Suffragists
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*[www.archives.gov/education/lessons/bloomer Article on archives.gov “Petition of Amelia Bloomer Regarding Suffrage in the West]
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Native American Women
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African American Women
[edit]Women in STEM
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*Ellen Ochoa in National Archives Catalog-- we've got some good images in the catalog.
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ENIAC Girls or Section on Women in ENIAC Article
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Women on the Titanic
[edit]US Government Employees, Politicians, & Diplomats
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Historical Resource: Changing the Boundaries: Women at Work in the Government
Women in Development
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Ann Moore - Peace Corps Alumna
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Carol Bellamy - Peace Corps Alumna and Director, Director of UNICEF
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*9405524 Letter to President Clinton
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Women in the Military
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* You're Going to Employ Women
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LGBTQ Individuals; Women who Dressed as Men During 19th C. Wars
[edit]Some of the Women who Dressed as Men could be considered transgender by today's standards but it's not clear.
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Sarah Rosetta Wakeman - woman who served as a man in Civil War; see references on Women in Civil War in To Create List
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Albert Cashier - woman who served as a man in Civil War; see references on Women in Civil War in To Create List
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Joseph Lobdell - Lobdell would like be considered as transgender in today's world; see references on Women in Civil War in To Create List
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Other important women
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*[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/12005167 Letters to Harry Truman - if you click on the link to the file units, each letter is in its own file unit.
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Archivists and NARA Leaders
[edit]For NARA Employees working on these articles, check with an experienced editor for conflict of interest issues
*Claudine Weiher: The Fight for Independence - can use images from the blog post to add to the page
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Themes and events
[edit]Task list: Entries to create
[edit]✓ Please check with a WikiFacilitator before starting new pages
Themes and Events
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No page exists only Reynolds v. United States or Polygamy, neither mention the drive for a constitutional amendment. The drive mostly came during Utah’s bid for statehood. There was also a push at the time for the federal government to regulate marriage and divorce (because of the fear of polygamy from Utah).
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Thelma Bowe, et al, vs. Colgate Palmolive Company Hiring rules involving weight-lifting ability, when solely applied to female applicants, are unconstitutional.
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Women and Wars; Women in the Military
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*There are many nurses, for example Dorethea Dix and a category but no article; Even the category page can be fixed: Clara Barton and Dorethea Dix are not in this list
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There are no articles about either subject or mention on the main page. There is an article about the Spanish–American War Nurses Memorial and Anita Newcomb McGee In the memorial article there is a section about nurses in the War; that can be made into its own page Juliette Gordon Low was a nurse during the war but her page does not say that - HRC [Hillary Rodham Clinton /Girl Scouts 85th Anniversary 5/21/97] |
There is no article of nurses in WWI; there is a category There is an article about Women in World War I and a category for it.
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Women in Government and Politics
[edit]Women in STEM
[edit]ENIAC Girls or Section on Women in ENIAC Article
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Women Arrested with Susan B. Anthony
[edit]Women arrested with Susan B. Anthony: General resources for women arrested with Susan B. Anthony
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Task list: Completed or edited
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- Added in Pension reference for Cathay Williams
- Added biographical information and images to Bess Truman's page
Resources
[edit]General sources
[edit]- March 2016 Twitter chat included some great information about women working in the White House: Women Working for the White House #POTUSchat
- More Women's History links, from the Archives Library Information Center
- Military Resources: Women in the Military
- Women in the 1950s - Eisenhower Library
Wikipedia editing resources
[edit]If you are unfamiliar with Wikipedia, you might try this training module which will help explain a lot of things, including how to add your signature.
N.B. Also located on the Resources page referenced above under Editor Resources
See Wikipedia:Meetup/ArtAndFeminism/Resources
- Tutorial: Getting Started Guide (Presentation in DC)
- Beginners’ Guide to Wikipedia (account creation, article editing)
- Five Pillars of Wikipedia (philosophical guidelines and best practices for Wikipedia editing)
- Tutorial
- How to Edit a Page
- Wiki Markup Quick Reference (PDF version of printed handout)
- Guide to Writing Wikipedia Pages for Notable Women in Computing by Susan H. Rodger (applicable to any biography)
- Article Development
- Your First Article (using the Article Wizard if you wish)
- Manual of Style
- Citation templates
- Infobox templates
- Bookshelf (additional "getting started" resources)
- Art+Feminism - Video training
Tools and templates
[edit]- Cheatsheet for editing Wikipedia
- Infobox template - person
- Biographies of living persons
- Writing an article
- About the Sandbox
- Determining Notability of Creative Professionals
- Conflict of Interest in Wikipedia Editing
- Verifying Reliable Sources
Online resources
[edit]- Want to go at your own pace? Self guided introduction
- N.B. There is an IRC channel if online participants need help:
- Wikipedia:IRC/wikipedia-en-help
- #wikipedia-en-help connect
- Wikipedia:IRC/wikipedia-en-help
External links
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References
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