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Revision as of 13:57, 21 May 2024
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Dr. Mary Edwards Walker Wikipedia Edit-a-thon presented by the Smithsonian American Women's History Museum with support from Wikimedia DC
When
- June 20, 2024 - 11 am – 2 pm EDT
Where
- Virtual
Description
- Did you know that less than 20% of biographies in English-language Wikipedia are about women? Help change that by joining the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum on March 27th for a Wikipedia edit-a-thon. Attendees will edit and create Wikipedia articles inspired by the museum’s first digital exhibition, “Becoming Visible.”
- This event will have two parts:
- 1) Getting started with Wikipedia edits: 11am-12pm
- 2) Wikipedia edit-a-thon: 12pm-2pm
- Attendees can join us for one of both parts depending on their availability and experience with Wikipedia editing. New editors are encouraged to attend the introductory session at 11am.
Registration
Safe Space Policy
START HERE
Step 1:
- Create a Wikipedia username if you don't already have one (top right) and log-in
- Already have an account? Simply log-in (top right)
- Usernames are public. You do not have to use your real name.
Step 2:
- Check-in for this event using the blue button below. This helps us to track editing progress during the edit-a-thon.
- 1) Select 'Check in'
- 2) Scroll down on the page that follows and click 'Publish changes'. DO NOT ADD TEXT TO THE FIELD.
- Your username will automatically be added to the list of attendees.
Articles to create or edit
Instructions
- Go to this Google sheet and add your username next to the article you would like to edit or create
- Return here to the event page and select your article's red or blue link. Red=New draft articles for creation, Blue=Existing articles
- Select 'Create' (for new articles), and 'Edit' for existing articles
- For new articles, start by adding a 'References' header at the bottom. Return to the top and start writing. Publish as you go to avoid losing your work.
- Use the sources below each article name to find information and build your article/s. Be sure to cite your sources.
Tip: Open this event page in multiple tabs. You will need it quite often (mostly for sourcing) and it's easy to close inadvertently.
Article ratings
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