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Alphabet Run: Q & R | March 2023

March: Alphabet run Q & R Art + Activism Geofocus: Mediterranean

Continuing, second month: Folklore

2023 global initiatives: #1day1woman2023 Peace and Diplomacy

See also: Future events

Our objective is to turn red links into blue ones. Our project's scope is women's representation on all language Wikipedias (biographies, women's works, women's issues, broadly construed). Did you know that, according to Humaniki, only 19.97% of the English Wikipedia's biographies are about women? Not impressed? Content gender gap is a form of systemic bias, and this is what WiR addresses. We invite you to participate, whenever you like, in whatever way suits you and your schedule. Editors of all genders are equally and warmly welcome at Women in Red!

Welcome!

Online event 1–31 March 2023
Rosita Quiroga tango singer

Use social media to promote our work!
Facebook	Wiki Women in Red
Twitter	@wikiwomeninred
Instagram	@wikiwomeninred
Pinterest	2023 editathons
Hashtag	`#wikiwomeninred`

Add to article talk pages
.	`{{WikiProject Biography}}` `{{WikiProject Women}}` if born after 1950; or `{{WikiProject Women's History}}` if born before 1950. Editathon banner: `{{WIR-261}}`

From July 2022 to June 2023, Women in Red is embarking on their first collective "alphabet run", where editors work consecutively through the letters of the English alphabet. The March 2023 letters are Q and R, and can be applied to any first, middle or last name of a subject e.g. Ramona Quimby, or individuals named like Roxane Gay or Anna Quindlen would both be appropriate.

We hope both inexperienced and seasoned editors will join us in creating biographies and other articles about notable women.

This virtual editathon allows enthusiasts wherever they may be to participate in our initiative. Contributors are of course also welcome to add articles on any other women who deserve to be covered, for example under the topics of the month or our comprehensive #1day1woman priority.

The main goals of the event are:

to encourage inexperienced editors and show them how they can contribute to Wikipedia by creating biographies of prominent women
to draw the attention of more experienced editors to the need for concerted action in combating the systemic bias against the coverage of women and women's works
to promote the new and improved articles and images through social media and via nominations to Main Page features "Did You Know?" and "In The News".

What else?

Below, you'll see a section where you can list the articles you create month by month, and another section where you can add the images you have uploaded to Commons.
This essay on creating women's biographies and our Ten Simple Rules might be helpful to newer editors.
If you share any of the articles or images on social media, or successfully nominate for Main Page, please indicate you have done so next to the article name.

Thank you!

Redlists (lists of redlinked articles to be created)

A wide variety of redlink lists can be found on our Redlist index. Any of these lists can be used to find subjects who may have a first, middle or last name, beginning with R or Q. Editors can click the column header to rearrange names into alphabetical order.

There are a wide variety of dictionaries and other reference works available, some that editors might consider are:

Wikidata generated lists

American National Biography (WD)
Australian Dictionary of Biography (WD)
Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women (WD)
Dictionary of Canadian Biography (WD)
Dansk Kvindebiografisk Leksikon (WD)
Glimpses into Pacific Lives: Some Outstanding Women (CS)
Native American Women (WD)
Notable American Women, 1607–1950 (WD)
Notable Women of Hawaii (WD)
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (WD)

External links

Australian Women's Register (AWR)
Austria, poets and writers
Austrian Women's Lexicon: A-H
Austrian Women's Lexicon: I-O
Austrian Women's Lexicon: P-Z
Women in the History of Academic Science in Bulgaria: Habilitated Women Members of the BAS
Czech Biographical Dictionary
Dutch Biography Portal
Polish Biographical Dictionary
Svenskt biografiskt lexikon
Prominent personalities in the USSR

Dictionaries with fewer than 20 women to go

Who's Who among the Colored Baptists of the United States (CS) - 4
Dictionary of Ulster Biography (WD) - 3
Dictionary of Irish Biography (WD)- 4 (more not on wikidata!)
Encyclopedia of African American Women Writers (WD) - 9
Western Canadian women (CS) - 11
Dictionary of African Biography (WD) - 4
Onze Musici (WD) - 13
Biographical Dictionary of Spanish Socialism (WD) - 16
Latin America in the Communist International (WD) - 13
Dictionary of Welsh Biography (WD) - 17

Participants

Outcomes (articles)

Please add the biographical dictionary, if used:

New or upgraded articles

Most recent on top, please, specifying upgraded if not new

Promote our work

Key:

Add FB after the article if you mention it on Facebook
Add PIN after the article if you pin the image on Pinterest
Add TW after the article if you tweet it on Twitter
Add IG after the article if you post in on Instagram
Add LI after the article if you post it on LinkedIn
Add ITN after the article if it was posted on the main page via WP:In The News

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Outcomes (media)

Please add this category to the image if you're uploading it to Commons: Media supported by WikiProject Women in Red - 2023

Add here – most recent at the top

References

Event templates

Invitation: March 2023
Editathon banner for talk pages – Alphabet Run: Q to R Template:WIR-261: {{WIR-261}}

Mainpage / Talkpage / Categories

Editors

Editing

Resources for new editors: Introduction
{{Wikipedia help pages}}
{{Wikipedia policies and guidelines}}
How to run an edit-a-thon
Resources related to women's biographies, works, issues:
WiR Librarian-in-Residence
List of resources
List of essays
Primer for creating women's biographies
Ten simple rules for creating women's biographies
How to write women into Wikipedia
Writing about women on Wikipedia
Writing about women in computing on Wikipedia
Primer for AfD, AfC and PROD
Tip of the Month

Articles

List of created articles: Main
Lists of missing articles: Index
Articles needing improvement: Article alerts (watch)
Article gender gap statistics: Biographies per occupation
Wikidata Human Gender Indicators (WHGI)
Wikidata-generated gender gap graphs

New this month

Ongoing initiatives

Recently completed

Coordination

Past events
2024	EDIT-A-THONS: Women in Sports Jan: Alphabet run: M & N Temperance Women Feb: Alphabet run: O & P Black women Mar: Alphabet run: Q & R Art+Feminism Find Her Apr: Alphabet run: S & T Gender studies Health May: Press women Alphabet run: U–W Geofocus: Central and Eastern Europe Jun: LGBTQ+ women \| Wiki Loves Pride Women in Music Alphabet run: X–Z Jul: Science Fiction and Fantasy Aug: Indigenous women Film and stage Sep: Women writers & their works Geofocus: Islands A–H CONTESTS: Translation
2023	INITIATIVES: Peace and Diplomacy #1day1woman EDIT-A-THONS: Folklore Women who died: 2023 Jan: Alphabet run: M & N Geofocus: East Asia Feb: Alphabet run: O & P Black women Justice Mar: Geofocus: Mediterranean Art + Activism Alphabet run: Q & R Apr: Gender studies Health Dance Alphabet run: S & T Books by women May: Alphabet run: U–W Disability Education Geofocus: Central and Eastern Europe Jun: Alphabet run: X–Z LGBTQ+ women Women in music Jul: Happy 8th Anniversary Women in Red Alphabet run: A & B Sports Aug: Alphabet run: C & D Indigenous women Film and stage Geofocus: Arab League countries Sep: Alphabet run: E & F Women writers & their works Geofocus: Celtic nations Oct: Alphabet run: G & H Women in STEM Geofocus: Sub-Saharan Africa Nov: Alphabet run: I & J Geofocus: Indian subcontinent Women in Politics Dec: Alphabet run: K & L Honoured women
2022	EDIT-A-THONS: Women in Sport Women who died: 2022 Jan: Women in business Geofocus: U.S. territories Feb: Black women Geofocus: Hong Kong and Macau Mar: Art+Activism Feminism and Folklore Geofocus: Dutch Caribbean Apr: Gender studies Geofocus: French overseas territories May: Women in the Ancient World Geofocus: British Overseas Territories Jun: LGBTQ+ women Geofocus: Greenland and the Faroes Women in music Jul: Alphabet run: A & B Geofocus: Baltic States Aug: Alphabet run: C & D Indigenous women Refugees Comedians, comics and other performers Sep: Alphabet run: E & F Women writers & their works Oct: Alphabet run: G & H Women in STEM Geofocus: West Asia Nov: Alphabet run: I & J Geofocus: Central and Southern Asia Women in Education Dec: Alphabet run: K & L Geofocus: Southeast Asia INITIATIVES: Climate #1day1woman CONTESTS: Translation
2021	EDIT-A-THONS: Olympics & Paralympics Women's leadership & empowerment Women who died: 2021 Jan: Climate and environment Public domain Feb: Black women Folklore Classicists Mar: Art+Activism VisibleWikiWomen Apr: Plants & Gardens Gender studies May: May Mays Mental Health Jun: LGBTQ+ women June Junes Jewellers & Watchmakers Jul: July Julies Finance, Economics & Banking Aug: Indigenous women Sep: Women writers & their works Oct: Women in STEM Ada Lovelace Day Nov: Film and stage Endocrine Health Dec: Double the lede! INITIATIVES: #1day1woman Women's rights CONTESTS: Women in Africa Women in Europe Women in Latin America Women in Oceania
2020	INITIATIVES: #1day1woman Sports EDIT-A-THONS: BLM/Anti-discrimination Women who died: 2020 Jan: Activists Public domain Geofocus: Central America Feb: Explorers Black women Women in Horror Mar: Art+Activists & Folklore Aviation Geofocus: Great Britain and Ireland Visible Wiki Women Apr: Gender studies Dance Geofocus: Caucasus May: Healthcare Women and their animals Geofocus: Central and Eastern Europe Mary Mary month of May Jun: LGBTQ women & Wiki Loves Pride United Nations & UN Agencies Geofocus: Reducing gender imbalance Jul: July Julies Women and Disability Geofocus: Women from Where? Aug: Indigenous women Geofocus: Countries headed by women Sep: Women writers & their works Women in conflict zones Oct: Women in STEM Nov: Textile Arts Stage+Screen+Radio+Podcast Dec: Philanthropists CONTESTS: Women in Asia
2019	INITIATIVES: Focus on Suffrage #1day1woman EDIT-A-THONS: Sports Women who died: 2019 Jan: Women of War and Peace Play! Geofocus: Caucasus Feb: Women in Social Work Black women: History Geofocus: Ancient worlds Mar: Women's History Month Geofocus: Francophone women Apr: Gender studies United Nations Dance Geofocus: Portuguese-speaking countries May: Women associated with May Mayors Environmentalists Geofocus: Central and Eastern Europe Jun: Wiki loves Pride Royals Space Geofocus: Mediterranean countries Jul: Educators Geofocus: Microstates Aug: Indigenous women Film and stage Geofocus: Millennial countries Sep: Women and Law Military History Women writers & their works Geofocus: Defunct countries Interwiki Women Collaboration Oct: Women in STEM Fashion Geofocus: Landlocked countries Nov: Libraries and Archives Leadership Asian Month Dec: Parliamentarians Classical musicians Arab world CONTESTS: Stub
2018	EDIT-A-THONS: Jan: Prisoners and detainees Fashion designers Geofocus: British Isles Feb: Black women Mathematicians and Statisticians Geofocus: Island women Mar: Women's History Month Apr: April + Further With Art + Feminism Archaeology Military History Geofocus: Indian subcontinent May: Women of the Sea Villains Women in Sports Geofocus: Central & Eastern European Jun: Celebrating LGBTQ Women and Wiki Loves Pride Singers, songwriters, songs by women Women in GLAM Geofocus: Russia/USSR Jul: Geofocus: Sub-Saharan Africa Film and stage 20th Century Women Rock Aug: Indigenous women Women of marginalized populations Women writers & their works Geofocus: Bottom 10 Sep: Women currently in academics Women + Law Geofocus: Hispanic countries Oct: Clubwomen Science fiction & fantasy Women in STEM Geofocus: Mediterranean Nov: Religion Deceased politicians Geofocus: Asia Dec: Photographers Laureates Geofocus: Countries beginning with 'I'
2017	EDIT-A-THONS: Jan: Women Philosophers Women in Education Feb: Women Anthropologists Black women Mar: Art+Feminism Role Models from Women's Universities Apr: Women in Psychology Book artists Central and Eastern Europe May: Women's organizations & conferences Women in sports and athletics Women from the Asian and Pacific Islands Jun: Met's art by women LGBTQ Women Pre-20th Century Women Jul: Women in dance Women in music Indian women Aug: Indigenous women Women in peace Canadian women Sep: Hispanic & Latina women Olympic women Women from New Zealand Oct: Women and disability Women and healthcare Nordic women Dec: Seasonal celebrations First ladies Go local! CONTESTS: Nov: Women in the world
2016	EDIT-A-THONS: Celebrating Women Scientists Jan: Women in music Feb: Black women: History Mar: Art+Feminism Apr: Women writers & their works Women in Espionage May: Women in Photography MENA artists Jun: Women in Jewish History Women in Entertainment LGBTQ Women Jul: Women in Halls of Fame United Nations Aug: Indigenous women Polar women Sep: Women in Nursing Women Labor Activists Nigerian Women in Entertainment Oct: Women in Architecture Women in Archaeology Nov: Women in Food and Drink Women writers & their works Asian Women BBC 100 Women Dec: Women in Aviation Women in the Military Caribbean Women
2015	EDIT-A-THONS: Asian Pacific American Women Sep: Women in Leadership Oct: Women in Architecture Nov: Women in Science Dec: Women in Religion

Administration

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Sister projects

Women in Red in other language Wikipedias: List
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