Wikipedia:Meetup/Houston/ArtAndFeminism 2016
Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon
[edit]A collaborative effort in Houston co-sponsored by The Menil Collection, Rice Fondren Library, and the Center for the Study of Women, Gender, and Sexuality.
Wikipedia edit-a-thon event details
[edit]- Date: Friday, March 18, 2016
- Time: 12:00 am – 6:00 pm
- Location: Menil Library, Menil Collection, 1533 Sul Ross, Houston, TX 77006
- Hashtags: #ArtAndFeminism #NowEditingAF #ArtAndFeminism
- Who can attend: Open to all; women, women-identified, gender-neutral, and male allies are welcome to attend.
- What to bring: Bring your own fully-charged laptop and extension cords. Snacks and beverages will be available for all participants and volunteers.
- Create an account: If you haven't created a Wikipedia Account, please do so follow our Instructions
Wikipedia beginner resources
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Help with the basics
[edit]- Training Module
- Beginner's Guide to Wikipedia (account creation, article editing)
- Wikipedia:Five pillars (philosophical guidelines and best practices for Wikipedia editing)
- Wikipedia Tutorial
Help with editing and Wiki markup
[edit]- How to Edit
- About the Sandbox
- Wiki Markup Quick Reference (PDF version of printed handout)
- Wikipedia:Manual of Style
- Cheatsheet for editing Wikipedia
Help with creating an article
[edit]- Writing an article
- Wikipedia:Article development
- Wikipedia:Your first article (using the Wikipedia:Article wizard if you wish)
Help with sources
[edit]- Determining Notability of Creative Professionals
- Conflict of Interest in Wikipedia Editing
- Verifying Reliable Sources
Tools and templates
[edit]- Wikipedia:Citation templates
- Wikipedia:Infobox templates
- Bookshelf (a vast collection of high-quality, freely licensed, user-generated informational material about Wikipedia)
Suggested pages to edit
[edit]Articles to edit (artists)
[edit]- Berenice Abbott
- Eve Arnold
- Gretchen Bender
- Lynda Benglis
- Pamela Bianco
- Lee Bontecou
- Louise Bourgeois
- Trisha Brown
- Mary Callery
- Vija Celmins
- Chryssa
- Mary Corse
- Jay DeFeo
- Niki de Saint Phalle
- Sari Dienes
- Gertrude Blom
- Marlene Dumas
- Suzan Frecon
- Anna Gaskell
- Gego
- Eva Hesse
- Lee Krasner
- Luisa Lambri
- Louise Lawler
- Sherrie Levine
- Agnes Martin
- Louise Nevelson
- Georgia O'Keeffe
- Yoko Ono
- Meret Oppenheim
- Anne Ryan
- Carolee Schneeman
- Cindy Sherman
- Kiki Smith
- Hedda Sterne
- Nancy Spero
- Michelle Stuart
- Dorothea Tanning
- Kara Walker
- Susan Weil
- Unica Zürn
Articles to edit (curators)
[edit]Articles to edit (architects and interior designers)
[edit]Categories to edit
[edit]Suggested pages to create
[edit]New article suggestions
[edit]Outcomes
[edit]Articles improved
[edit]Alphabetical by first letter
Articles created
[edit]Alphabetical by first letter
Additional Outcome
[edit]A participant added a picture of a drawing of Sweden's first female surgeon, Lovisa Åhrberg, to the article, Surgeon.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to ArtAndFeminism.
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