Wikipedia:Meetup/Indianapolis/Editing for Effie

Join us for a local meetup in honor of Editing for Effie January 8th, 12pm @ Indianapolis Artsgarden

User:Dominic with Sara, Andrew, and Effie at a Smithsonian event in 2020. Photo by User:Fuzheado What: Editing for Effie @ Indianapolis Artsgarden in honor of Effie Kapsalis. When: Sunday, January 8th from 12pm–4pm. We won't have a formal training session, but we're happy to assist anyone new to editing. Where: Indianapolis Artsgarden 110 W. Washington St, Indianapolis, IN 46204 Suggested Focus: Women in Red - particularly women in STEM fields What to bring: Your laptop, power adapter, and any reference materials you'd like to work from Parking: There are multiple garages and street spaces near the Artsgarden and Circle Center Mall - don't forget parking is free on Sundays!

Wikimedia Indiana with state outline

RSVP

Please sign up below! You can also add your name if you are not attending, but would like to be contacted about future events. This is an informal gathering, no registration is necessary, we just want to edit together and honor Effie.

Attending

• JamieF (talk) 22:01, 6 January 2023 (UTC)
• Jaireeodell (talk) 18:05, 7 January 2023 (UTC)
• Dominic·t 17:36, 8 January 2023 (UTC)

Maybe

Regrets

To-do

• Terri Burns, Computer scientist [1][2][3][4][5] Wikidata Property
• Louise Goodman (artist), Navajo folk artist and ceramicist [6]Source pg 38-39Wikidata Property
• Katherine Ralls, American zoologist and conservationist [7][8][9][10][11]Wikidata Property
• Mary Hagedorn, US marine biologist specialized in physiology [12][13][14] Wikidata Property
• Erminnie A. Smith, American linguist, geologist and anthropologist. There are several books that focus on her work as well as links to articles that can be found in the Internet Archive.
• Katharine Jeannette Bush, American zoologist. Article contains external links that can be used to expand article. Also internet archive has books that can be borrowed if editor makes an account as well as other articles and books that mention her. See this link.
• Joan W. Nowicke, American palynologist. [15], [16] as well as other references already used in the article.
• Mary E. Tusch, the "Mother of Aviators"

Articles to create

• Thomas H. Kapsalis, American Artist and professor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago [17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30]Wikidata Property
• Noris Salazar Allen, first researcher in Panama to specialize in the study of bryophytes [31][32][33]Wikidata PropertyWikispecies
• Kellyn LaCour-Conant, Indigenous restoration ecologist[34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41]Wikidata Property
• Bea Mendez-Gandica, tech founder and computer security at Microsoft [42][43][44][45][46][47][48][49] Wikidata Property
• Anjali Chadha, Biological Engineer [50][51][52][53][54][55][56][57][58]Wikidata Property
• Elisavet Contaxaki, Cretan author and activist. Created a one off treasure of a book that is held in the Smithsonian Libraries. See Smithsonian Libraryies and Archives blog, [59] Internet Archive resources and Wikidata Property.
• Mary Eliza Knapp, previous owner of what is now the Plum Bayou Mounds Archeological State Park. Wikidata property and several books that discuss her contributions can be found in the Internet Archive. [60]
• Evelyn Walton Ordway (in progress Draft:Evelyn_Walton_Ordway) (1853 - 1928) American chemist, university professor and suffragist. Her research was discussed in the Smithsonian Annual Report of 1881. A selection of references can be found attached to her Wikidata item.
• Florence A. Graves computer for the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory [61][62][63][64][65][66][67]
• Inez A. Ensign, human computer for the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, draft article here [68][69][70][71]
• Esther Weaver, computer for the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, draft article here [72][73]
• Margaret A. Marsden, computer for the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, draft article here [74][75][76][77]
• Muriel Denoyer Johnson, computer for the Smithsonian Astrophysical Obsvervatory, draft article here [78][79][80][81]
• Olive Greeley, assistant field director and bolometer assistant for the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, draft article here [82][83][84][85]
• Sara Gwendolen Foulke American zoologist (1863-1936), her and her work are discussed in Smithsonian Annual Reports in 1884 and she also has on obituary as well as other references via her Wikidata item.
• Frances Eliza Babbitt American archaeologist (1824 - 1891), her and her work are discussed in the Smithsonian Annual Reports in 1884. She published at least one paper on her work as mentioned here and she's been discussed in several books including a chapter entitled "Frances Eliza Babbitt and the Growth of Professionalism of Women in Archaeology" as well as in Cultural Negotiations:The Role of Women in the Founding of Americanist Archaeology. More references can also be found in her Wikidata item.

Wikidata items to edit

• Kellyn LaCour-Conant,Indigenous restoration ecologist
• Bea Mendez-Gandica, tech founder and computer security at Microsoft
• Afua Bruce, engineer, data executive, professor, and former U.S. government official
• Janis Louie, Chemist and Professor
• Terri Burns, Computer scientist
• Erin Smith, Founder of FacePrint
• Becca Peixotto, Archaeologist
• Anjali Chadha, Biological Engineer