Writing STEM Women into Wikipedia Mini WGS.123 Edit-a-thon
Although Wikipedia is one of the most popular encyclopedias in the world, women are highly underrepresented on its pages. As part of this Massachusetts Institute of Technology mini edit-a-thon in connection with fall 2023 course WGS.123, students will create original Wikipedia articles about notable women in the STEM disciplines. They will learn the nuances required of successful Wikipedia biographies; research notable women missing from Wikipedia's pages using multimedia resources; and come away having created one viable new article.
Participants: This edit-a-thon and follow-up projects are open to students in the Fall 2023 MIT WGS.123 course, History of Women in Science and Engineering.
What to bring: Attendees should bring their own laptops and power cords. Please also be sure to create a Wikipedia account prior to class.
The following is a a small sampling of suggested articles to create or add upon, with some references to get you going. However, feel free to come up with your own ideas! There is an extensive list of article suggestions on the WikiWomen in Red Missing Engineers page and the WikiWomen in Red Missing Scientists page.
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