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From the Archives to Wikipedia Edit-a-thon: IAP 2015
The reading room of the Institute Archives and Special Collections in building 14 at MIT.

Event Details

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There are many interesting women associated with MIT who have sparse Wikipedia entries or no presence at all. You can help fix this! Come to this Wikipedia Edit-a-thon to create or edit articles about MIT women using collections from the MIT Institute Archives as well as secondary sources. The Institute Archives collects materials from MIT alumni, faculty and departments. One of the collections we’ll be using for this Edit-a-thon is the Howe, Manning, Almy papers. Lois Lilley Howe, Eleanor Manning and Mary Almy are believed to be the first women to open an architecture firm in Boston.

Date

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January 23, 2015, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM EST

Venue

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MIT Institute Archives and Special Collections, 14N-118

Agenda

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  • 09:45 AM - 10:00 AM Arrive
  • 10:00 AM - 10:20 AM Basics of Editing
  • 10:20 AM - 12:00 PM Editing selected articles

Remember to bring your laptop and charger!

Track your work during the event on our Etherpad.

Sign Up

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Because of limited space, this event can only accommodate 14 participants in-person. This event is an IAP (Independent Activities Period) session for MIT students, faculty, and staff. Non-MIT participants, or those not able to attend in person are encouraged to join us and edit remotely.

Attending

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To sign up, you'll need to create a Wikipedia account. Once you've created an account, you can edit this section and add your username to this list.

  1. CasseCrepeBreton
  2. Ctanguay
  3. Rtbhive (talk) 00:31, 23 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Siana720
  5. dgobs23
  6. krhettn
  7. Gracenot

Participating Remotely

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Articles to improve

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Articles to Create

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Resources

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Wikipedia resources

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Digital resources

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Results

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New articles created

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Black Women in the Academy: Defending Our Name 1894-1994

Articles expanded, improved, or cleaned up

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