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Writing STEM Women into Wikipedia Mini WGS.123 Edit-a-thon
Although Wikipedia is one of the most popular encyclopedias in the world, women are highly underrepresented on its pages. As part of this Massachusetts Institute of Technology mini edit-a-thon in connection with fall 2023 course WGS.123, students will create original Wikipedia articles about notable women in the STEM disciplines. They will learn the nuances required of successful Wikipedia biographies; research notable women missing from Wikipedia's pages using multimedia resources; and come away having created one viable new article.

Mini edit-a-thon details

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  • Date: Nov. 27, 2023 7-10 p.m., with additional work through the following week.
  • Session leaders: Maia Weinstock and Phoebe Ayers
  • Participants: This edit-a-thon and follow-up projects are open to students in the Fall 2023 MIT WGS.123 course, History of Women in Science and Engineering.
  • What to bring: Attendees should bring their own laptops and power cords. Please also be sure to create a Wikipedia account prior to class.
  • Slide deck

Participants

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Example pages

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  • The following biography version is a good example of the length of page you might leave with after tonight: Sarah Yuan
  • The following biography is a good example of what your final article should ideally look like (though a photo isn't necessary): Nancy Davis Griffeth

Suggested Topics

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The following is a a small sampling of suggested articles to create or add upon, with some references to get you going. However, feel free to come up with your own ideas! There is an extensive list of article suggestions on the WikiWomen in Red Missing Engineers page and the WikiWomen in Red Missing Scientists page.

Articles needing creation

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Adding to existing articles

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Resources

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Wikipedia categories

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Wikipedia lists

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MIT Library resources

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Other websites

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Editing Wikipedia Resources

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Results

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New articles created

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Articles expanded, improved, or cleaned up

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Planned articles

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Ongoing

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Consider joining one of the WikiProjects to continue contributing to articles throughout the year.