Wikipedia:Meetup/Chicago/ArtAndFeminism 2015

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SAIC 2nd annual Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon

Date: Saturday, March 7, 12noon - 5pm (CST). Can’t be there the whole time? No problem. Join us for as little or as long as you like.
Venue: Flaxman Library, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, 37 S Wabash Ave, 6th floor, Chicago, IL
Cost: Free
Participants: The event is open to anyone who wishes to attend. No Wikipedia editing experience necessary; as needed throughout the event, tutoring will be provided for Wikipedia newcomers. Female editors are particularly encouraged to attend.

RSVP by signing your username below! If you are unfamiliar with Wikipedia, you might try this training module which will help explain a lot of things, including how to add your signature.

What to Bring: Attendees should bring their own laptops & power cords; a state-issued photo ID is needed for a visitor's badge to gain access to the library.
Twitter Hashtag: #ArtAndFeminism

Women artists who worked in Chicago

Here are a few names of women who worked in Chicago for inspiration:

Perry, Maeble Claire (b1902)
Gere, Nellie Huntington (1859-1949)
Gorska, Dorothea M. (active 1900)
Spero, Nancy (1926-2009)
Rosse, Maryvonne (b1917)
O'Keeffe, Georgia (1887-1986)
Mitchell, Joan (1925-1992)
Anderson, Anne (active 1810)
Cameron, Mary Gelon (active 1880)
Pougialis, Constantine (b1894)
Reid, Mary M. (active 1900)
Malagrino, Silvia (b1950)
Applebroog, Ida (b1929)
Letinsky, Laura L. (b1962)
Ahuja, Mequitta (b1976)
Pobre, Marie
Bertucci, Lina (b1955)
Sullivan, Catherine (b1968)
Errell, Lotte (1903-1991)
Zeisler, Claire (b1903)
Duckworth, Ruth (1919-2009)
Carl, Malla (b1926)
Hall Gurley, Leonora (1831-1903)
Kay Smith (artist)

List of articles to edit

Below is a list of articles that would benefit from edits and expansion during the edit-a-thon.

See Also: Wikipedia:Meetup/ArtAndFeminism/Tasks

Lesson Plans and Tutorials for in person Trainings

Art + Feminism Beginner Training Video Series - Watch the Beginner Wikipedia training videos for a quick overview to get started
Art + Feminism Intermediate & Advanced Training Video Series - Scroll down past the Beginner section to view very brief training videos on notability guidelines, creating new pages, adding images to Wikimedia Commons, and talk pages, among other things.
Advanced Wikimedia Training curricula - Includes "Adding Images," "Adding Infoboxes," "Notability Guidelines for Artists," "New Page Creation," "What do I do if my article is flagged for deletion?" and "Articles for Deletion."
ArtandFeminism Training Lesson Plan - Organizers may use this to help lead or structure Beginner Wikipedia trainings