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Wikipedia:Meetup/Houston/ArtAndFeminism 2016

Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon

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

  • 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

Help with the basics

Help with editing and Wiki markup

Help with creating an article

Help with sources

Tools and templates


Suggested pages to edit

Articles to edit (artists)

Articles to edit (curators)

Articles to edit (architects and interior designers)

Categories to edit

Suggested pages to create

New article suggestions

Outcomes

Articles improved

Alphabetical by first letter

  1.   Jermayne MacAgy
  2.   Jay DeFeo
  3.   Unica Zurn
  4.   Anne Ryan
  5.   Lee Bontecou
  6.   Sally Walsh

Articles created

Alphabetical by first letter

  1.  Wendy Watriss
  2.  Sally Walsh
  3.  Suzanne Paul

Additional Outcome

A participant added a picture of a drawing of Sweden's first female surgeon, Lovisa Åhrberg, to the article, Surgeon.

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