Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/WritingAndRightingHistory

Writing and Righting History: Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon A May Day Celebration
Date01 May 2015
Time4-7pm Eastern
LocationEugene Lang College, The New School, 65 W 11th St, New York, NY

Writing and Righting History: Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon A May Day Celebration is sponsored by the Humanities Action Lab and Project Continua, May 1, 2015, 4-7pm in the Cafeteria, Eugene Lang College, The New School, 65 W 11th St, New York, NY.

Writing and Righting History invites students, faculty, and the general public to learn and practice Wikipedia editing techniques to correct the gender imbalance of Wikipedia entries, as well as to create new and more accurate entries for historical women through time and around the globe. Technologists and content specialists will work with participants in changing and creating the "female biographies" of individuals and groups of women.

Event Information

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Sponsored by the Humanities Action Lab and Project Continua, May 1, 2015 4-7pm in the Cafeteria, Eugene Lang College, 65 W 11th St, New York, NY.

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Suggested Articles to Edit

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Below is a list of articles that would benefit from edits and expansion during the edit-a-thon. This list is not exhaustive and you may edit or expand any additional Wikipedia articles.

 
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See also Category:Women's history stubs -- This is a list of very short articles, all of which need expansion from their current very basic state.

List of Articles Improved

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Please list the article(s) you have improved upon during this edit-a-thon.

List of Articles Created

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Sponsors

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Resources for Editing

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Wikipedia Editing Tutorials

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Tutorials on Wikipedia editing

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Editing Wikipedia resources

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Tools and templates

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Conflict of Interest

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