Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon edit
A collaborative effort in Houston co-sponsored by The Menil Collection, Rice Fondren Library, and the Center for the Study of Women, Gender, and Sexuality.
Wikipedia edit-a-thon event details edit
- Date: Friday, March 18, 2016
- Time: 12:00 am – 6:00 pm
- Location: Menil Library, Menil Collection, 1533 Sul Ross, Houston, TX 77006
- Hashtags: #ArtAndFeminism #NowEditingAF #ArtAndFeminism
- Who can attend: Open to all; women, women-identified, gender-neutral, and male allies are welcome to attend.
- What to bring: Bring your own fully-charged laptop and extension cords. Snacks and beverages will be available for all participants and volunteers.
- Create an account: If you haven't created a Wikipedia Account, please do so follow our Instructions
Wikipedia beginner resources edit
Help with the basics edit
- Training Module
- Beginner's Guide to Wikipedia (account creation, article editing)
- Wikipedia:Five pillars (philosophical guidelines and best practices for Wikipedia editing)
- Wikipedia Tutorial
Help with editing and Wiki markup edit
- How to Edit
- About the Sandbox
- Wiki Markup Quick Reference (PDF version of printed handout)
- Wikipedia:Manual of Style
- Cheatsheet for editing Wikipedia
Help with creating an article edit
- Writing an article
- Wikipedia:Article development
- Wikipedia:Your first article (using the Wikipedia:Article wizard if you wish)
Help with sources edit
- Determining Notability of Creative Professionals
- Conflict of Interest in Wikipedia Editing
- Verifying Reliable Sources
Tools and templates edit
- Wikipedia:Citation templates
- Wikipedia:Infobox templates
- Bookshelf (a vast collection of high-quality, freely licensed, user-generated informational material about Wikipedia)
Suggested pages to edit edit
Articles to edit (artists) edit
- Berenice Abbott
- Eve Arnold
- Gretchen Bender
- Lynda Benglis
- Pamela Bianco
- Lee Bontecou
- Louise Bourgeois
- Trisha Brown
- Mary Callery
- Vija Celmins
- Chryssa
- Mary Corse
- Jay DeFeo
- Niki de Saint Phalle
- Sari Dienes
- Gertrude Blom
- Marlene Dumas
- Suzan Frecon
- Anna Gaskell
- Gego
- Eva Hesse
- Lee Krasner
- Luisa Lambri
- Louise Lawler
- Sherrie Levine
- Agnes Martin
- Louise Nevelson
- Georgia O'Keeffe
- Yoko Ono
- Meret Oppenheim
- Anne Ryan
- Carolee Schneeman
- Cindy Sherman
- Kiki Smith
- Hedda Sterne
- Nancy Spero
- Michelle Stuart
- Dorothea Tanning
- Kara Walker
- Susan Weil
- Unica Zürn
Articles to edit (curators) edit
Articles to edit (architects and interior designers) edit
Categories to edit edit
Suggested pages to create edit
New article suggestions edit
Outcomes edit
Articles improved edit
Alphabetical by first letter
Articles created edit
Alphabetical by first letter
Additional Outcome edit
A participant added a picture of a drawing of Sweden's first female surgeon, Lovisa Åhrberg, to the article, Surgeon.
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to ArtAndFeminism.
Participants - Sign Up Here! edit
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Participants:
- Ghost Witch (talk) 22:44, 14 March 2016 (UTC)
- Consuelo72 (talk) 22:50, 14 March 2016 (UTC)
- 2602:306:8BE1:B570:79D9:ADC2:8364:390F (talk) 03:04, 16 March 2016 (UTC)
- GreyBarnLibrarian (talk) 21:42, 17 March 2016 (UTC)
- Greengrassswimming (talk) 16:02, 18 March 2016 (UTC)
- Janetlavon (talk) 17:09, 18 March 2016 (UTC)
- Michellelynwhite (talk) 18:24, 18 March 2016 (UTC)
- 50.201.124.2 (talk) 18:34, 18 March 2016 (UTC)
- 50.201.124.2 (talk) 18:34, 18 March 2016 (UTC)
- Florafloraha (talk) 18:35, 18 March 2016 (UTC)
- Kmontana13 (talk) 18:50, 18 March 2016 (UTC)
- Sylvilagus Audubonii (talk) 19:16, 18 March 2016 (UTC)
- Chelbyking (talk) 19:41, 18 March 2016 (UTC)
- DStrassmann (talk) 21:28, 18 March 2016 (UTC)
- DCirillo14 (talk) 22:18, 18 March 2016 (UTC)