Wikipedia:Meetup/Philadelphia/VU Editathon
Join us to celebrate Women’s History month with a Wikipedia Edit-a-thon highlighting historically significant Villanova women.
The event will be on Thursday, March 19, 2026 from 1-3 p.m. in Falvey Library Room 205. Snacks will be provided! You can drop in and out of the event to suit your schedule.
Whether you’re a beginner or expert Wikipedian you can make an impact by increasing the representation of women online. Librarians (Nancy Foasberg and Margot Accettura) will provide everything you need to start editing entries right away!
Reminder: Don't forget your laptop! If you have a chance, we recommend creating a Wikipedia account prior to the event.
How to Join Us
[edit]- Create a Wikipedia account and join our team! When creating an account, we recommend choosing a username that is personal to you, but doesn't personally identify you, as edits are publicly tied to your username. If you already have an account, please sign-up via the Dashboard. This helps us track everyone who edits with us and see how many pages we add to and create!
Sign Ins
[edit]If you'd like to sign in, you can do it by typing four tildes (~ ~ ~ ~) below this line.
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Suggested Articles to Edit
[edit]- Adrienne Arsht
- Dotsie Bausch
- Bridgette Brawner
- Nance Dicciani
- Margaret Robbins Garrett
- Adele Lindenmeyr
- Monica Malpass
- Teresa (Terry) Nance
- Shelly Pennefather
- Jennifer Rhines
- Anne Roby
- Diana Sugg
Possible Resources
[edit]News
[edit]News sources are strongly recommended!
Google News is a good place to start. Not all newspaper articles are available to access (or even to search) via Google, though. If an article isn't available, you can use VU's Journal Finder to see if the library has access to it -- in some cases, this may yield a lot more articles! For instance, the Los Angeles Times has some good articles about Dotsie Bausch. You can also navigate from there to the ProQuest main page, which allows you to limit to news sources if you'd like to search across many newspapers at once.
Books
[edit]Google Books may help you find mentions of individuals in books you might not otherwise think to check. Here, too, you may find it helpful to search the VU library.
Villanova Documents
[edit]You can find digitized resources from VU in Digital Library. These may help you learn more about our subjects' time here!