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Suffragists Parade Down Fifth Avenue, 1917

Women’s Suffrage Centennial Wikipedia Editing Workshop

Celebrate the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage in the United States, as well as suffrage efforts in Virginia, at the Virtual Women’s Suffrage Centennial Wikipedia Editing Workshop.

With the help of experienced Wikipedians, attendees will learn to edit Wikipedia and improve or create Wikipedia articles related to the women’s suffrage movement in the U.S. and Virginia, all from the comfort of your own home. No editing experience is necessary.

This event is hosted by Alexandria Library and Wikimedia DC.

When

Tuesday, May 26, 2020 5:30pm-7:30pm EDT

Where

Remote. You will receive the link needed to participate after registration.

Register

Alexandria Library Event Registration Page

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Wikimedia movement affiliates model
Chapters
Wikimedia chapters are independent organizations founded to support and promote the Wikimedia projects in a specified geographical region (in most cases, a country). Like the Wikimedia Foundation, they aim to "empower and engage people around the world to collect and develop educational content under a free license or in the public domain, and to disseminate it effectively and globally". There are currently 39 chapters, with at least one on every inhabited continent., i.e. Wikimedia DC
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User groups
Wikimedia user groups are intended to be simple and flexible affiliates that are an alternative to chapters and thematic organizations - which require more formal requirements. User groups are highly valued as equal players in the Wikimedia movement, i.e., Art+Feminism

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About the Article Assessment Quality Scale

Etherpad Click this link to access a shared document. Please add the name of the article you are currently editing. This will prevent two or more editors from working on the same article at the same time. Please remember to check this page prior to editing.

Existing articles

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Washington Post:‘Night of terror’: The suffragists who were beaten and tortured for seeking the vote

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Library of Virginia: Equal Suffrage League of Virginia Chapters map
Workhouse Arts Center: Suffrage History at the Workhouse
National Parks Service : Occoquan Workhouse

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Articles for Creation

Silent No More: The new Lucy Burns Museum speaks to the centennial of suffrage
I made this article. It's just a stub but it's better than nothing. Her daughter Elizabeth Otey was also quite an interesting woman so I may try to work on that next but off-wiki work is going to get in the way for the next few days. MarylandGeoffrey (talk) 01:49, 29 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
NPR: Women's Suffrage Memorial Breaks Ground In Northern Virginia
Nova Parks: Turning Point Suffragist Memorial
Turning Point Suffragist Memorial Location
Biography: Elizabeth DeLong
Biography: Emma M. Emmertson
  • partial suffrage, which is referred to several places on Wikipedia. One meaning is that American women could sometimes vote on issues but not candidates, and if so they had partial suffrage. It may have more meanings.

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