September 2018

    Geofocus: Hispanic countries

    Continuing: #1day1woman Global Initiative September:Monthly achievement initiative

    Happening now: Women currently in academics Women + Law Geofocus: Hispanic Countries

    Coming up in October: Clubwomen Women + Science Fiction & Fantasy Women in STEM Geofocus: Mediterranean

    See also: Future events


    Welcome to WikiProject Women in Red (WiR)!
    Our objective is to turn red links into blue ones. Our project's scope is women's representation on all language Wikipedias (biographies, women's works, women's issues, broadly construed). Did you know that, according to Humaniki, only 19.81% of the English Wikipedia's biographies are about women? Not impressed? Content gender gap is a form of systemic bias, and this is what WiR addresses. We invite you to participate, whenever you like, in whatever way suits you and your schedule. Editors of all genders are equally and warmly welcome at Women in Red!
    Online event
    1–30 September 2018
    Use social media to promote our work!
    FacebookWiki Women in Red
    Twitter@wikiwomeninred
    PinterestSeptember 2018 editathons
    Hashtag#wikiwomeninred
    Add to articles
    .
    • Authority control should be included at the foot of every biography: {{Authority control}}. It will remain hidden until relevant identifiers have been added to Wikidata.
    • Choose applicable Categories including relevant subcategories of Category:Women.
    • If applicable, add a stub template at the foot of an article:{{stub}}.
    Add to article talk pages
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    • {{WikiProject Biography| }} or {{WikiProject Biography}}
    • {{WikiProject Women}} if born after 1950; or {{WikiProject Women's History}}:: if born before 1950.
    • Editathon banner: {{WIR-93}}
    • {{Image requested|people}}, if it needs a photograph

    In September 2018, Women in Red is focusing on women from Hispanic countries. We hope both inexperienced and seasoned editors will join us in creating biographies and other articles about women in all fields of interest in these countries, as well as their achievements, writings, organizations, and awards. This virtual editathon allows enthusiasts from around the globe to participate in our initiative. You are of course also welcome to add articles on any other notable women who deserve to be covered.

    The main goals of the event are:

    • to encourage inexperienced editors and show them how they can contribute to Wikipedia by creating biographies of some of the world's most prominent women
    • to draw the attention of more experienced editors to the need for concerted action on a specific area
    • to support Wikipedia in combating the systemic bias against the coverage of women and women's works
    • to promote the new/improved articles and images through social media (Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter)

    What else?

    • Below, you'll see a section where you can list the articles you create this month, and another section where you can add the images you have uploaded to Commons.
    • This essay on creating women's biographies and our Ten Simple Rules might be helpful to newer editors.
    • If you tweet about any of the articles, or upload any of the images to Pinterest, please indicate you have done so next to the article name.

    Redlists (lists of redlinked articles to be created) edit

    In addition, we have Wikidata red-link lists on women from all the countries mentioned which can be found in the Women in Red navbox. A selection of these covering countries in which women are not well covered is listed below.

    Wikidata (WD) red-link lists: women's biographies by country in other language versions of Wikipedia:

    Add other red links here, if possible with a source:

    Participants edit

    1. Megalibrarygirl (talk) 20:29, 25 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
    2. SusunW (talk) 03:32, 26 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
    3. Penny Richards (talk) 13:33, 26 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
    4. Ipigott (talk) 12:20, 27 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
    5. Nat965 (talk) 00:58, 28 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
    6. Kingsif (talk) 19:44, 2 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]
    7. PamD 08:48, 4 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]
    8. Rosiestep (talk) 16:59, 4 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]
    9. tweeting Victuallers (talk) 08:49, 8 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]
    10. Joseph2302 (talk) 09:25, 8 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]
    11. Alsoriano97 (talk) 17:52, 4 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    Outcomes (articles) edit

    Promote our work edit

    Key:

    • Add FB after the article if you mention it on Facebook
    • Add PIN after the article if you pin the image on Pinterest
    • Add TW after the article if you tweet it on Twitter

    New or upgraded articles edit

    Most recent on top, please, specifying upgraded if not new

    Remember you can also list your new biographies on the September Monthly achievement initiative

    1.   Rebeca Peralta - PIN
    2.   Mercedes Juan López - PIN
    3.   Marlene Alvarenga
    4.   Paloma del Sol
    5.   Aura Lolita Chavez Ixcaquic TW, PIN
    6.   Milena Calderón Sol de Escalón
    7.   Anita Cristina Escher Echeverría
    8.   Rafaela Alburquerque - PIN
    9.   Oleiny Linares Nápoles - PIN
    10.  Ángela Acuña Braun, upgraded GA nom, PIN
    11.   Cecilia Alacán
    12.   Olive Christelle Ngo Nyepel
    13.   Constancia Mangue - PIN
    14.   Bernarda Vásquez Méndez
    15.   Daniela Pachón - PIN
    16.   Juanita Gómez - PIN
    17.   Margarita Argúas, upgraded stub, PIN TW
    18.   Carmencita Lara
    19.   Manuela Budrow - PIN
    20.   Celia Barquín
    21.   Clarita Vidal - PIN
    22.   Morín Contreras - PIN
    23.   Roxana Darín
    24.   Estudiantes de Guárico‎ (women's football team)
    25.   Joemar Guarecuco
    26.   Eva Granados
    27.   Carmen María Montiel‎, upg
    28.   Veronica Ormachea Gutierrez TW - PIN
    29.   Eva Limiñana TW, PIN
    30.   Núria Parlón - PIN
    31.   Maria de Maeztu Whitney - upg, added img TW, PIN
    32.   Máxima Apaza TW, PIN
    33.   María Luisa Carcedo
    34.   Alicia Azula - PIN TW
    35.   Mariona González Reolit
    36.   Celia Barrios de Reyna - PIN
    37.   Ada Navarrete - PIN
    38.   Sofía Cuthbert - PIN
    39.   Josie Pujol - PIN
    40.   Esilda Villa - PIN
    41.   Sofía Gómez TW
    42.   Martha Montoya TW
    43.   Ysabel del Valle - PIN
    44.   Cecilia García Arocha
    45.   Rosa Rojas Castro TW, PIN
    46.   María Parado de Bellido TW, PIN
    47.   Andrea Fernanda Tovar
    48.   Conchita Moreno
    49.   Maria Dolors Maestre i Pal
    50.   Herminia Tormes García - PIN
    51.   Ana María Campos TW
    52.   Elsa Bloise
    53.   Elisa Serna
    54.   Rafaela Requesens – upgraded, TW
    55.   Alba Alonso de Quesada
    56.   Soraya Jadué

    Did You Know features edit

    New/expanded articles featured in the Did you know... column of the Wikipedia Main page

    Outcomes (pictures and videos) edit

    Press about the event edit

    Event templates edit