Wikipedia:WikiProject Virginia Tech/Art + Feminism March 2018

Architecture and Art + Feminism Wiki Editathon
When and Where
Date:	Wednesday, March 28, 2017
Time:	11am – 8pm
Address:	Multi-Purpose Room, Newman Library, 560 Drillfield Dr, Blacksburg, VA 24061

In celebration of Women's Month, Virginia Tech Special Collections and the Women's Center are co-presenting the Architecture and Art + Feminism Virginia Tech Wiki Edit-a-thon. The Edit-a-thon will be a drop-in event from 11m-8pm on Wednesday, March 28, 2018 at the Newman Library at Virginia Tech and everyone is invited to join to edit Wikipedia articles, Wikimedia Commons media, and Wikidata entries about women, design, architecture, or any combination of these.

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About

Wikipedia is the world’s most popular online research tool, serving as the first—and often only—stop for many people looking for information on a wide range of topics. Frequently touted as an unbiased resource, analysis has shown that there is an alarming gap in content by and about women and other underrepresented groups, falsely suggesting that their contributions to their respective fields are either unimportant or non-existent. This March, to celebrate Women's Month, let’s join the many other museums, libraries, and academic institutions that are working to help correct this imbalance in the historical record!

Join us for communal updating of Wikipedia Commons resources and Wikipedia article entries on subjects related to architecture, gender, feminism, the arts, and other topics of intersection. Together we can help provide documentation, add needed visuals and citations, and enhance the depth of resources out there. Drop in for as long as you want to edit, add, learn, or simply talk with others who might provide ideas or points of common interest across fields. Bring a laptop (we will have a few computers on hand) and we will provide tutorials for beginner Wikipedians, reference materials, suggestions to get started, and refreshments.

Preparation

If you do not already have one, please create a Wikimedia account
After creating an account or logging in, please register for this event
The most challenging part of editing wiki is doing research off wiki. If you want to do advance preparation, do traditional library research to find reliable sources of information which you will share in Wikimedia projects!
1. For Wikipedia editing, bring books or articles to summarize and cite!
2. Bring photos of anything, such as buildings on campus, to share in Wikimedia Commons! Learn about copyright at the event!
3. Become familiar with any interesting database and plan to share information from that database in Wikidata!

Agenda

This is a drop in event. Come whenever you like for an introduction to Wikimedia projects. Join the event without any preparation or prior experience.

11:00-12:00 - Welcome and setup

12:00-12:30 - Introduction to Wikipedia and Wikidata - what they are and why they matter

12:30-01:00 - Discussion, questions

01:00-02:30 - Wikipedia and Wikidata editing!

02:30-03:00 - Show and tell - participants share their edits!

03:00-04:00 - Personalized support and demos for anyone dropping in

04:00-04:30 - Introduction to Wikipedia and Wikidata - what they are and why they matter

04:30-05:00 - Discussion, questions

05:00-06:30 - Wikipedia and Wikidata editing!

06:30-07:00 - Show and tell - participants share their edits!

07:00-08:00 - Personalized support and demos for anyone dropping in

Wikipedia Women Design Virginia Tech 2018, alternative slides and short presentation

Articles and topics to be addressed

Articles to be expanded

Articles to be created

Resources

Information sources to share

Books that will be on hand

Adams, Annmarie, and Peta Tancred. Designing Women: Gender and the Architectural Profession. University of Toronto Press, Toronto, 2000.
Bay, Helle, 1956. Women in Danish Architecture. Arkitektens, Kb̜enhavn, 1991.
Cole, Doris. Eleanor Raymond, Architect. Art Alliance Press, Philadelphia, 1981.
Cole, Doris. From Tipi to Skyscraper: A History of Women in Architecture. i press; distributed by G. Braziller, New York, Boston, 1973.
Cole, Doris, Karen C. Taylor, and Sylvia Moore. The Lady Architects: Lois Lilley Howe, Eleanor Manning and Mary Almy, 1893-1937. Midmarch Arts Press, New York, 1990.
Horton, Inge S. Early Women Architects of the San Francisco Bay Area: The Lives and Work of Fifty Professionals, 1890-1951. McFarland & Co., Publishers, Jefferson, N.C, 2010.
Wichmann, Pia, Suomen Rakennustaiteen Museo, and Architecta (Firm). Profiles: Pioneering Women Architects from Finland. Museum of Finnish Architecture, Helsinki, 1983.