In honor of Women's History Month and the ArtAndFeminism Wikipedia Project, the Newcomb Archives & Vorhoff Library Special Collections of the Newcomb College Institute is organizing and hosting its first Women in the Arts edit-a-thon. The event will focus on improving Wikipedia entries related to notable women artists and art world figures, with an emphasis on Gulf South women artists. Activities will include new editor orientation and training. Coffee and snacks will be provided!

When

Sunday, March 8th, 2015

12:00pm - 4:00pm

Who

All are welcome! No advanced technical skills required!
While all participants of all genders are welcome to sign up, this event is focused on encouraging women-born and women-identified editors.

What to bring

A laptop computer (extension cords and power strips are also nice). We will try to provide some laptops to borrow, but please bring your own if possible.

Where

Anna Many Lounge, Caroline Richardson Bldg.

62 Newcomb Pl., Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118 (View Map)

RSVP requested

Sign up directly below or email craub1@tulane.edu. This event is free of charge, but we will need an advance count of attendees.

• To encourage inexperienced editors (especially women) and show them how they can contribute to Wikipedia
• To improve a selection of Wikipedia articles related to women artists, critics, art historians, and other women in the visual arts
• To increase awareness of the research resources freely available through libraries, archives, and museums

1. Do I need to have any Wikipedia experience to participate? No experience required! However, you may wish to register a user account on Wikipedia in advance of the event.

We would like a list of attendees before the event. While you do not have to be a woman in order to attend, the event will be focused on encouraging women-born and women-identified editors and working on articles related to women in the arts.

1. Craub (talk) 23:07, 6 February 2015 (UTC)
2. J.Scheuerman (talk) 17:28, 10 February 2015 (UTC)
3. Supertaxicab (talk) 17:49, 8 March 2015 (UTC)
4. Klaukait (talk) 17:48, 8 March 2015 (UTC)
5. Ealdridge (talk) 17:46, 8 March 2015 (UTC)
6. Rharri8 (talk) 17:52, 8 March 2015 (UTC)
7. Eap49 (talk) 17:50, 8 March 2015 (UTC)
8. JRChanceyPhD (talk) 17:47, 8 March 2015 (UTC)
9. SJSmolarski (talk) 18:07, 8 March 2015 (UTC)
10. TammyMercure (talk) 17:56, 8 March 2015 (UTC)Tammy M.
11. Chianta D.
12. Jacqui N. (talk) 17:47, 8 March 2015 (UTC)
13. MollyTHNOC (talk) 17:55, 8 March 2015 (UTC)
14. Nicolerin (talk) 17:46, 8 March 2015 (UTC)
15. NawlinWiki (talk) 17:52, 8 March 2015 (UTC)

Volunteers should feel free to add the names of notable women in the arts who need a better Wikipedia presence, especially ones whose articles could be improved by the inclusion of research resources from the Newcomb Archives & Vorhoff Library Special Collections. The list is not intended to be comprehensive, but rather to provide a starting point for work by edit-a-thon participants. If you are not sure where to start, don't hesitate to ask for help! The external links listed below are to the finding aids of the Newcomb Archives & Vorhoff Library Special Collections; however, please feel free to consult other resources available online or from our physical collections.

See: Suggested Topics from Art+Feminism

• Lynda Benglis [1]
• Tee Corinne [2]
• Caroline Durieux
• Mignon Faget [3]
• Angela Gregory [4]
• Sadie Irvine [5]
• Ida Kohlmeyer [6]
• Newcomb Pottery [7] [8] [9]
• Women's Caucus for Art [10]

See: Requested articles to be created from WikiProject Women Artists

• Mary Anne de Boisblanc [11]
• Jean Bragg [12]
• Julie Dermansky
• Jane Whipple Green [13]
• May Lesser Hyman [14]
• Gridley McKim-Smith
• Darlene Olivo [15]
• Donna Pierce
• Wendi Schneider [16]
• Mary Given Sheerer
• Frances Swigart Steg
• Rosalie Roos Weiner [17]

• Research databases and encyclopedias (recommended for research on women and gender), Tulane University
• Research databases and encyclopedias (all), Tulane University
• Archival collections, Newcomb Archives
• Tulane library catalog, Tulane University (limit results locations to anything with "Vorhoff" in the title)

• Research databases, National Museum of Women in the Arts
• Collections and Biography Search, Smithsonian American Art Museum
• Archives of American Art collection descriptions, oral history interviews, & Journal articles: use the search box at aaa.si.edu

Images of works created before 1923 can be added to the appropriate Wikipedia page.

Need help choosing the best form of name for a new biographical article? Try Getty Union List of Artists Names and/or Library of Congress Name Authorities

The template for artist infoboxes is here: Template:Infobox artist

• Template:US-artist-stub
• American artist stub templates

• {{under construction | placedby = | comment = Article in progress, [[Wikipedia:Meetup/New Orleans/ArtAndFeminism 2015]] }}

• The Wikipedia Teahouse, a friendly place to ask questions and help new editors get started
• WikiProject Women Artists, an ongoing WikiProject dedicated to ensuring quality and coverage of biographies of women artists

• May Lesser Hyman
• Mary Given Sheerer
• Florestine Perrault Collins
• Joanna Harcourt-Smith
• Michele Pred (page in progress, not yet published)

• Lynda Benglis
• Sadie Irvine
• Angela Gregory
• Caroline Durieux
• Tee Corinne
• Mignon Faget
• Women's Caucus for Art
• Newcomb Pottery
• Ida Kohlmeyer
• Elizabeth Catlett
• The Boswell Sisters