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WOMEESA (Women in Earth & Environmental Science Australasia) and GSA (Geological Society of Australia) are partnering with Wikimedia Australia to increase the visibility of women in Earth Sciences in Australasia.

WOMEESA and GSA Wikipedia Edit-a-thon 2022

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Wikipedia is the 5th most visited website globally, yet few women scientists have a stand-alone Wikipedia profile page. And less than 20% of all Wikipedia profile pages are of women. Only 15-20% of Wikipedia editors are women. Let's work together to improve this, and increase the visibility of our incredible Earth Science women in Australasia!

Our ultimate goal is to increase the number of Wikipedia pages for notable women in Earth and Environmental Sciences in Australasia (Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific). We will focus on both current Level E professorial women working in the 04 Field of Research code (2008 classification) as well as adding and updating pages for women who have made significant contributions in the past.

Event details

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Date: Wednesday 5 October 2022
Time: 1pm – 4pm (Canberra / Hobart / Melbourne / Sydney)
Other timezones: 10am – 1pm (Perth) / 11:30am – 2:30pm (Darwin) / 12pm – 3pm (Brisbane) / 12:30pm – 3:30pm (Adelaide)

What should I work on during the edit-a-thon?

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There are many different ways for you to contribute today. Wikipedia is the product of millions of individual contributions and every change that is made, no matter how small, makes a difference!

We’ve prepared a list of suggested subjects and assembled some preliminary sources to get you started. Keep in mind Wikipedia’s Conflict of Interest guidelines when selecting your subject to make sure it is appropriate for you to make the edits.

Instructions

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  • Choose a subject from the table below. Write your username in the last column so different people don't work on the same page during the edit-a-thon. After the edit-a-thon anyone is able to edit any page.
  • If the subject is living, please read and follow the guidelines in Wikipedia: Biographies of living persons (shortcut WP:BLP), for both new pages and editing existing ones.
  • If there is already a page for that subject, check the Talk page for any comments or suggested edits and check the Article page for any templates with suggestions for improvements.
  • Use Australian English and spelling.

Women currently working

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Subject New pages Suggested resources Username working on page
Gretchen Benedix Planetary Scientist, Curtin University.

Follow WP:BLP

Curtin page Fire Balls in the Sky ABC News Radio National Radio National Trove Wikidata
Susan Ellis (geophyscist) User:Geocazu
Noreen Evans (scientist) Needs a new page. Geochemistry, Curtin. Follow WP:BLP Curtin page Google Scholar Wikidata
Annette George Needs a new page. Sedimentologist, UWA. Follow WP:BLP UWA page Google Scholar Wikidata
Meghan S. Miller Needs a new page. Seismology, ANU. Follow WP:BLP ANU page Google Scholar Conversation Profile ABC News Wikidata User:SarahKachovich
Rachel Popelka-Filcoff Needs a new page. Archaeological Science, University of Melbourne. [from 2021:Sandra has detailed information provided by Rachel on the Google document. Contact Sandra for this.] Follow WP:BLP UoM page Google Scholar Radio National Radio National Wikidata User:RockDoc33
Tracy Rushmer Needs a new page. Experimental Petrology, Macquarie. Follow WP:BLP Macquarie page Google Scholar Wikidata
Sandy Steacy Needs a new page. Earthquake Geology, Newcastle University. Follow WP:BLP UoN page Google Scholar Radio National Radio National Wikidata

Past Women in Earth and Environmental Science Pioneers

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Unlocked link to Turner (2007) pdf

Subject Update needed Suggested resources Username working on page
Karin Barovich Needs a new page. Geochemisty formerly at University of Adelaide. Follow guidelines WP:BLP Google Scholar Wikidata
Jean Maud Bullen Page created to review. Follow guidelines WP:BLP NZ Geosci Jeffreys Papers Past Wikidata User:SVilla
Fanny Cohen Needs a new page. Follow guidelines WP:BLP Turner 2007 ADB Trove Search Australian Jewish Times (Trove) Wikidata
Catherine Drummond Smith Needs a new page. Follow guidelines WP:BLP Turner 2007 Trove search Open Library Wikidata
Suzanne Golding Needs a new page. Geochemist. Emeritus Professor at UQ. Sandra has some information provided by Sue. Contact Sandra for this. Follow guidelines WP:BLP Google Scholar UQ page Wikidata
Margaret Hobson Needs a new page. Follow guidelines WP:BLP Turner 2007 illustration
Lucy Hosking Page created to review. Follow guidelines WP:BLP Turner 2007 Glover 2007 Bevan talk Wikidata User:SVilla
Daphne Lee Needs a new page. Follow guidelines WP:BLP NZ Geosci Otago retirement Wikidata
Jean Luke Needs a new page. Follow guidelines WP:BLP NZ Geosci image
Jocelyn McPhie Needs a new page. Volcanologist formerly at UTas. Sandra has some information provided by Jocelyn. Contact Sandra for this. Follow guidelines WP:BLP Wikidata
Lorna Medwell Needs a new page. Follow guidelines WP:BLP Turner 2007 Wikispecies Wikidata
Dorothy Powell Needs a new page. Follow guidelines WP:BLP Turner 2007 B.Sc. Dorothy Powell retires Photo Album
Kathleen Prendergast Needs a new page. Follow guidelines WP:BLP Turner 2007 Squires Wikidata User:Bracteantha
Florence Quodling Needs a new page. Follow guidelines WP:BLP Turner 2007 EOAS Wikidata
Joyce Gilbert-Tomlinson Needs a new page. Follow guidelines WP:BLP Turner 2007 book Wikidata
Adele Vincent Needs a new page. Follow guidelines WP:BLP Turner 2007
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Introductory Layout, headings, guides Guides to writing biographies
A simplified guide for contributing to Wikipedia Manual of style (MOS) MOS, Biography, Lead section (shortcut MOS:OPENPARABIO)
Tips for writing your first article MOS, Biography, Lead section What Wikipedia is not (shortcut WP:NOT)
Detailed editing tutorial

Using images

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Style, language

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Sources of help and online information

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Adding pictures to an article Wikipedia: Manual of style/Spelling (shortcut WP:MOSS) Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red - Wikipedians who create and edit articles about women, a good place to get help and inspiration.
Wikipedia:Guidelines for images and other media files Manual of style
Wikipedia:Image use policy For users of source editing: List of Wiki markups Trove Find Australian and online resources: books, images, historic newspapers, maps, music, archives etc. See the people and organisations search option.
Wikipedia:Images Kerry Raymond's cheat sheets: cheat sheets here! Australian Women's Register
Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Visual arts/Using images of art For many more online sources of information and guides: Know my name project page
Commons:Simple media reuse guide
Wikimedia Commons

WOMEESA and GSA Wikipedia Edit-a-thon 2021

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Wikipedia is the 5th most visited website globally, yet few women scientists have a stand-alone Wikipedia profile page. And less than 20% of all Wikipedia profile pages are of women. Only 15-20% of Wikipedia editors are women. Let's work together to improve this, and increase the visibility of our incredible Earth Science women in Australasia!

Our ultimate goal is to increase the number of Wikipedia pages for notable women in Earth and Environmental Sciences in Australasia (Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific). We will focus on both current Level E professorial women working in the 04 Field of Research code (2008 classification) as well as adding and updating pages for women who have made significant contributions in the past. We will get started at the event on March 8 and you can continue your editing independently before we meet up as a group again on March 18.

See the campaign dashboard for 2021 edit-a-thon

Event details

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Date: Monday 8 March 2021
Time: 1pm – 4pm Vic, NSW, Tas * please check for your local time *

Where: Free, online event Register here for 2021 event!

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Names and notes from 2021 edit-a-thon

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Subject Update needed Suggested resources Username working on page
Nerilie Abram This article is already strong. Nerilie has not advised of any changes she wants but check comments on Talk page. Currently her recent promotion to Level E is not reflected on the page. Follow these guidelines Wikipedia: Biographies of living persons (shortcut WP:BLP) ANU page Google Scholar
Lisa Alexander (earth scientist) Needs a new page. Follow WP:BLP UNSW page Climate Change CRC Conversation contributions AAS profile
Julie Arblaster This article is already strong. Julie has not advised of any changes she wants. Check for comments on Talk page. Check for standard headings Monash page Conversation contributions
Leanne Armand This article is already strong. Her recent promotion to Level E is not yet reflected on the page. Please add. Also check comments on Talk page and check for standard headings ANU page AAS interview Google Scholar profile IODP page McGeoAus
Elaine Baker Needs a new page. Marine Scientist University of Sydney. Follow WP:BLP Sydney page FinReview Women of Influence Guardian commentary SVilla
Gretchen Benedix Needs a new page. Planetary Scientist Curtin University. Follow WP:BLP Curtin page Fire Balls in the Sky ABC News
Zanna Chase Needs a new page. Oceanography University of Tasmania, recently promoted to Level E, 2020. Follow WP:BLP UTas page Google Scholar IMAS interview Marinemud
Christine Erbe Needs a new page. Marine Science Curtin University. Detailed information contributed by Christine on the WOMEESA google document. Contact Sandra for this information. Follow WP:BLP Curtin page Google Scholar NESP hub profile SVilla
Joan Esterle Needs a new page. Sedimentology, Coal Petrology, UQ. Follow WP:BLP UQ page Google Scholar Dorothy Hill Medal GSA-Q SVilla
Noreen Evans (scientist) Needs a new page. Geochemistry, Curtin. Follow WP:BLP Curtin page Google Scholar
Silvia Frisia Needs a new page. Palaeoclimate, Newcastle University. Detailed information contributed by Silvia on the WOMEESA google document. Contact Sandra for this information. Follow WP:BLP UoN page Google Scholar McGeoAus
Kirstie Fryirs Needs a new page. Geomorphology, river management, Macquarie. Follow WP:BLP MQ page Google Scholar River Styles Framework Tall Poppies 2006 SVilla
Annette George Needs a new page. Sedimentologist, UWA. Follow WP:BLP UWA page Google Scholar Wahj10
Kliti Grice This article needs expanding. Environmental and organic geochem, Curtin. Follow WP:BLP Curtin page Google Scholar Wahj10
Suzanne Hand This article needs expanding, quite brief at the moment. Palaeontology UNSW. Detailed information contributed by Suzanne on the WOMEESA google document. Contact Sandra for this information. Follow WP:BLP UNSW page Google Scholar McGeoAus
Janet Hergt Needs a new page. Geochemistry, University of Melbourne. Detailed information contributed by Janet on the WOMEESA google document. Contact Sandra for this information. Follow WP:BLP UoM page Google Scholar Ausrockdoc
Dorrit Jacob Needs a new page. Geochemistry, ANU (previously Macquarie). Follow WP:BLP ANU page Google Scholar
Zenobia Jacobs Needs a new page. Quaternary Science, Archaeological Science, University of Wollongong. Follow WP:BLP UoW page Google Scholar Video profile DrPaleo
Penelope L. King This article is already strong. Penny has not advised of any changes she wants. Check for comments on Talk page. Check for standard headings. Follow WP:BLP
Katrin Meissner (scientist) Page already exists, but some issues flagged. Check Talk page for things to fix or add. Sandra has some information from Katrin about things to fix. Contact Sandra for details. Climate Science, UNSW. Follow WP:BLP UNSW page DrPaleo
Graciela Metternicht Needs a new page. Environmental geography, remote sensing, UNSW. Follow WP:BLP UNSW page Google Scholar SVilla
Meghan S. Miller Needs a new page. Seismology, ANU. Follow WP:BLP ANU page Google Scholar Conversation Profile Skeletalolivine
Sue O'Reilly This article is already strong. Sue has not advised of any changes she wants. Check for comments on Talk page. Check for standard headings
Rachel Popelka-Filcoff Needs a new page. Archaeological Science, University of Melbourne. Sandra has detailed information provided by Rachel on the Google document. Contact Sandra for this. Follow WP:BLP UoM page Google Scholar
Anya Reading This article is already strong. Anya has not advised of any changes she wants. Check for comments on Talk page. DrPaleo
Moninya Roughan Needs a new page. Oceanography, UNSW. Sandra has detailed information provided by Moninya on the Google document. Contact Sandra for this. Follow WP:BLP UNSW page Google Scholar McGeoAus
Tracy Rushmer Needs a new page. Experimental Petrology, Macquarie. Follow WP:BLP Macquarie page Google Scholar
Sandy Steacy Needs a new page. Earthquake Geology, Newcastle University. Follow WP:BLP UoN page Google Scholar
Kate Trinajstic Needs a new page. Palaeontology, Curtin University. Follow WP:BLP Curtin page Google Scholar Wahj10
Past Women in Earth and Environmental Science Pioneers
Dorothy Hill Article already extensive including references. Need to add the Biannual 'Dorothy Hill Symposium in Earth Sciences' 2017, 2019 and 2021 DHS Skeletalolivine
Beryl Nashar National Geological Society of Australia Beryl Nashar award (inaugural 2021) missing. Check interview Beryl did (Australian Academy of Sciences), for any missing info. interview GSA award Skeletalolivine
Ida Brown Article ok. GSA Al2SiO5
Irene Crespin Article generally ok. Legacy section needs GA Innovation Lab adding. GA Skeletalolivine
Germaine Joplin Article established. ? if additional info available Al2SiO5
Nelly Ludbrook Article already strong including references.
Mary Wade Article already strong including references.
Suzanne Lawless Duigan Hard to find on Wkipedia as stated as 'Suzanne Lawless' in the Turner 2007 paper but listed as 'Suzanne Duigan' on Wiki. The name 'Isobel Cookson' typo on page x 2? Turner 2007 Skeletalolivine
Kathleen Prendergast Needs a new page. Follow guidelines WP:BLP Turner 2007 Squires
Louisa Atkinson Article ok. Turner 2007
Margaret Hobson Needs a new page. Follow guidelines WP:BLP Turner 2007 illustration
Fancy Cohen Needs a new page. Follow guidelines WP:BLP Turner 2007
Isabel Cookson Article suficient. Early years and background could be expanded. Turner 2007
Adele Vincent Needs a new page. Follow guidelines WP:BLP Turner 2007
Catherine Drummond Needs a new page. Follow guidelines WP:BLP Turner 2007
Kathleen Sherrard Article sufficient. Details could be expanded Turner 2007 Al2SiO5
Dorothy Powell Needs a new page. Follow guidelines WP:BLP Turner 2007 B.Sc.
Florence Quodling Needs a new page. Follow guidelines WP:BLP Turner 2007
Dorothy Carroll Article ok. Turner 2007
Elizabeth Ripper Article ok. Turner 2007
Joyce Tomlinson Needs a new page. Follow guidelines WP:BLP Turner 2007 book
Lucy Hosking Needs a new page. Follow guidelines WP:BLP Turner 2007 Glover 2007 Bevan talk
Joan Crockford Article ok. Turner 2007
June Ross Needs a new page. Follow guidelines WP:BLP Turner 2007 Al2SiO5
Lorna Medwell Needs a new page. Follow guidelines WP:BLP Turner 2007
Jean Bullen Needs a new page. Follow guidelines WP:BLP NZ Geosci Jeffreys
Elizabeth Alexander Article already strong including references. NZ Geosci
Jean Luke Needs a new page. Follow guidelines WP:BLP NZ Geosci image
Joan Wiffen Article ok but detail could be expanded. NZ Geosci
Hope Sanderson Article ok. NZ Geosci
Alva Challis Needs a new page. Follow guidelines WP:BLP NZ Geosci RSNZ Stuff
Jane Soons Article ok. updated. NZ Geosci Marinemud
Heather Nicholson Article ok but detail could be expanded. NZ Geosci
Philippa Black Brief biography could be expanded. NZ Geosci
Margaret Bradshaw Article ok. NZ Geosci
Diane Seward Needs a new page. Follow guidelines WP:BLP NZ Geosci Jeaves4
Eileen McSaveney Needs a new page. Follow guidelines WP:BLP NZ Geosci interview TheWorld NSF Wikiref
Daphne Lee Needs a new page. Follow guidelines WP:BLP NZ Geosci Otago
Helen Anderson Article ok but detail could be expanded. NZ Geosci
Julie Palmer Needs a new page. Follow guidelines WP:BLP NZ Geosci teara Jeaves4
Patricia Rich Existing page brief. Palaeontologist formerly at Monash. Sandra has some information provided by Pat. Contact Sandra for this. Follow guidelines WP:BLP Ausrockdoc
Jocelyn McPhie Needs a new page. Volcanologist formerly at UTas. Sandra has some information provided by Jocelyn. Contact Sandra for this. Follow guidelines WP:BLP Ausrockdoc
Karin Barovich Needs a new page. Geochemisty formerly at University of Adelaide. Follow guidelines WP:BLP
Suzanne Golding Needs a new page. Geochemist. Emeritus Professor at UQ. Sandra has some information provided by Sue. Contact Sandra for this. Follow guidelines WP:BLP Google Scholar UQ page

Get help or stay in touch!

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If you're having any other issues, feel free to contact: Wikipedian Annie Reynolds at ann.reynolds@wikimedia.org.au