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Writing Women into Wikipedia IAP Workshop @ MIT

Although Wikipedia is one of the most popular encyclopedias in the world, women are highly underrepresented on its pages. In this Massachusetts Institute of Technology IAP workshop, participants will create original Wikipedia articles about notable women in history. Emphasis will be placed on women in the STEM disciplines, but attendees may chose women from any field. Participants will learn the nuances required of successful Wikipedia biographies; discover how to add appropriate images to Wikipedia articles; research notable women missing from Wikipedia's pages using multimedia resources from MIT's libraries; and come away having created at least one viable new article. No Wikipedia editing experience required. The event is organized by the Women's and Gender Studies program at MIT. Cambridge, MA event details Date: January 12-15, 2015 7-9 p.m. all days except Jan. 13, which will be 6-8 p.m. Venue: Room 14E-316, MIT Campus, Cambridge, Mass., USA. (Map) Cost: Free Session leaders: Maia Weinstock of the New England Wikimedians user group and Kim Surkan of MIT Women's and Gender Studies Participants: This multi-day workshop is open to all members of the MIT community, but space is limited to a maximum of 16 attendees. As such, registration is required (details below). No Wikipedia editing experience is necessary, however, participants should make themselves familiar with basic Wikipedia markup language (see the markup language cheat sheet for a tutorial). Registrants should plan to attend all four sessions. Registration: Please register here What to bring: Attendees should bring their own laptops and power cords. Please also be sure to create a Wikipedia account prior to the first class. Etherpad: is.gd/011215 Workshop outline Day 1: Group introductions; intro to Wikipedia editing and the Wikipedia gender gap; communicating on Wikipedia; selection of subjects Day 2: Hayden Library guest speaker and potential field trip (6 p.m.); how to organize your article; references and citations Day 3: Adding images to Wikipedia; categories and linkbacks; submit Sandbox drafts for evaluation Day 4: Revisions and publication; further article development; submission to Wikipedia main page/DYK Participants Girona7 (talk) 22:51, 2 January 2015 (UTC) Samirluther (talk) 00:58, 13 January 2015 (UTC) Rtbhive (talk) 01:13, 13 January 2015 (UTC) Pyriquin (talk) 01:14, 13 January 2015 (UTC) Annexxenna (talk) 01:15, 13 January 2015 (UTC) Rlenehan (talk) 01:15, 13 January 2015 (UTC) Malba490 (talk) 01:18, 13 January 2015 (UTC) thinkdoc (talk) 01:19, 13 January 2015 (UTC) Gkuriger (talk) 23:04, 13 January 2015 (UTC) Suggested Topics The following is a sampling of suggested articles to create or add upon. However, feel free to come up with your own ideas! There is an extensive list of article suggestions on the WikiWomen's History Month missing articles page. Articles needing creation Cecilia Bouzat (biochemist) Article on French Wikipedia L'Oreal-UNESCO profile Gvmt of Argentina news article Anita L. Cochran (astronomer) UTexas profile CV Andrea Dupree (astrophysicist) NASA bio CFA bio Oral history from the AIP Kayo Inaba (immunologist) L'Oreal-UNESCO profile Segenet Kelemu (agricultural scientist) L'Oreal-UNESCO profile Top Africa Success news article Brigitte Kieffer (neuroscientist) L'Oreal-UNESCO profile Toshiko Yuasa (physicist) Article + image on Japanese Wikipedia Institute for History of Science profile Ochanomizu University profile CNRS profile List of additional scientists who might merit an article Articles needing images (MIT alumnae) Lois Howe Eleanor Manning O'Connor Sonita Lontoh Leelila Strogov Elisabeth Zinser Irene Pepperberg Resources Women in STEM Resources Category:Women scientists List of notable women in computer science List of female mathematicians List of women scientists Women in computing - Wikipedia article that needs additional citations for verification Women in engineering List of women astronomers Category:Women astronomers History of Women in Astronomy Category:Women physicists Contributions of 20th Century Women to Physics Women in medicine Women in geology List of female Nobel laureates List of L'Oréal-UNESCO Awards for Women in Science History of women in engineering Timeline of women in dentistry Women and the environment through history Biographies of Women Mathematicians Encyclopedia of Women in Medicine Indian Academy of Sciences - List of Women Scientists Lilavati's daugters Biographical Memoirs of the National Academies of Science Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society Women in Aviation and Space History Changing the face of Medicine (women in medicine) Editing Wikipedia Resources Beginners’ Guide to Wikipedia (account creation, article editing) Five Pillars of Wikipedia (philosophical guidelines and best practices for Wikipedia editing) 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 Manual of Style Citation templates Infobox templates A Guide to Getting Started on Wikimedia Commons Adding Flickr files to Commons Where to email permission from a photographer Make sure to ask the photographer beforehand which license (CC-BY or CC-SA) s/he wants the image to have. Wikimedia Commons Help Help Desk (general editing help) Teahouse (help specifically for new editors) Bookshelf (additional "getting started" resources) Results New articles created Kristi Funk Suzy Varty Howe, Manning & Almy, Inc. Articles expanded, improved, or cleaned up Huda Zoghbi - nominated for DYK Alma Lopez Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins List of feminist philosophers John Locke Lectures Rae Helen Langton Danielle Allen Dorothy Edgington Judith Jarvis Thomson Frances Kamm Feminist philosophy Ruth Millikan Jennifer Siebel Newsom Christine Korsgaard Pamela Hieronymi Jennifer Lackey Timothy Williamson Naomi Wolf Mary-Claire King Dolors Aleu i Riera Event Photos Writing Women into Wikipedia image - MIT Ongoing Consider joining one of the WikiProjects to continue contributing to articles throughout the year. Wikipedia:WikiProject Women scientists