Wikipedia:Meetup/New Orleans/Newcomb College Institute Summer Session Edit-a-thon 2018
| When and Where | |
|---|---|
| Date: | Wednesday, June 26, 2018 |
| Time: | 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm |
| Location: | Caroline Richardson Building |
| City / State: | New Orleans, LA 70118 |
Newcomb Summer Session 2018 Edit-a-thon[edit]
Newcomb Summer Session is a selective pre-college program in women’s leadership offered by Newcomb College Institute of Tulane University. Students entering their sophomore, junior, or senior year of high school will get a preview of the college classroom while forming a community centered on exploring gender and social change. As part of their class work, students will learn how to edit in Wikipedia by working in teams to create or enhance articles on women leaders of New Orleans.
Goals[edit]
- To encourage inexperienced editors and show them how they can contribute to Wikipedia
- To improve a selection of Wikipedia articles related to women leaders of New Orleans
- To increase awareness of the research resources available through libraries and archives
List of articles to work on[edit]
New articles[edit]
Existing articles in need of improvement or expansion[edit]
Resources for citations[edit]
Tulane University libraries[edit]
- Research databases and encyclopedias, Tulane University
- Library catalog, Tulane University
Suggested resources for articles[edit]
Doris Castle[edit]
- NOLA4Women: Oretha Castle Haley and Doris Jean Castle: Sisters Dedicated to the Movement, Amistad Research Center
- Kim Lacy Rogers collection, 1959-1996, Amistad Research Center
- Doris Jean Castle, Civil Rights Digital Library
- Doris Jean Castle, The Historic New Orleans Collection
Clay Latimer[edit]
- Clay Latimer, Know Louisiana
- Clay Latimer, Veteran Feminists of America
- The Women Who Fought For And Against The ERA: Part I, TriPod: New Orleans at 300
- Janet Allured papers, Newcomb Archives
- Keeping the Memories Project records, Newcomb Archives
Janet Mary Riley[edit]
- RIP: Janet Mary Riley, Crusading Women's Rights Lawyer, ABA Journal
- Janet Mary Riley: A Voice for Social Justice in Louisiana, Loyola University New Orleans Special Collections and Archives
- Louisiana Women: Their Lives and Times, Volume 2, by Dr. Janet Allured
- Janey Mary Riley papers, Loyola University New Orleans Special Collections and Archives
Sylvia Roberts[edit]
- Due Process: The Legacy of Sylvia Roberts at Tulane University, Pelican Bomb
- Sylvia Roberts Obituary, The Advocate
- Sylvia Roberts collection, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
- Sylvia Roberts papers, Louisiana State University
- Papers of pioneering feminist attorney Sylvia Roberts now available to researchers at the Newcomb Archives, Law & Society Review
- Sylvia Roberts papers, Newcomb Archives
Fannie C. Williams[edit]
- Who Was Fannie C. Williams?, Fannie C. Williams Charter School
- Fannie C. Williams papers, Amistad Research Center
- NOLA4Women: Fannie C. Williams and New Orleans Education, Amistad Research Center
- Biography of Miss Fannie C. Williams, Cherished Memories: Snapshots of Life and Lessons from a 1950S New Orleans Creole Village
Daisy Young[edit]
- Daisy Young Interviewee: New Orleans, Louisiana, 1980 October 25, Amistad Research Center, Tulane University Digital Library
- Daisy F. Young papers, Amistad Research Center
- NOLA4Women: Daisy F. Young: Civic and Community Leader, Amistad Research Center
- Daisy Young, Mother of Andrew Young, Dies at Age 87, Associated Press News
Additional resources[edit]
- Chloe's presentation
- Ten Simple Rules for Creating Women's Biographies
- Help:External links and references, a guide to citing sources and adding references.
- The Wikipedia Teahouse, a friendly place to ask questions and help new editors get started.
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