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I have so much to learn that I appreciate all advice and improvements to any articles. Now retired, if not editing, I go to an allotment or knit.
Women in Red meet ups[edit]
I have been joining (when I can) monthly Women in Red edit-a-thons at the University of Edinburgh where we are part of a global WikiProject trying to increase the number of notable women with entries in Wikipedia, to help balance the gender gap - together!
Roger and Nick (and me and a.n.other volunteer) at one of my first Women in Red edit-a-thons
Now WiR events are friendly in person at Edinburgh University or virtual editathons on Zoom with trainer Ewan, usually on the last Friday of the month.
You can read more about these here
Other events 2021-22[edit]
Miracle Workers - H.M. Factory Gretna
Protests and Suffragettes, with Sara Thomas (WMUK) & Ewan McAndrew, University of Edinburgh
and re-organising the navbox from Women's Suffrage in Scotland
Memorials to Women, Code The City Aberdeen and occasionally try to help with Scots Wikipedia
Wiki Loves Monuments adding images of local listed buildings in September 2022.
2023[edit]
I like to find and add some interesting and unusual facts for WiR articles, see Talk page.
Attend monthly WiR editathon at the University of Edinburgh, and occasionally the Scots Wikipedia edit drive weeks.
An Edinburgh Fringe Event by the great-grandson of one of the leading suffragettes Alice Hawkins which provided extra details and an image.[1] The women's history events in Glasgow Women's Library are lively and open to all, added more details to Arabella Scott including verifying her Hunger Strike Medal, and seeing Maud Joachim's hunger strike medal which was crowdfunded for their archive, by the GWL.[2][3]
An evocative exhibition and wikipedia editathon follow up on Scottish witches touring exhibition by Carolyn Sutton 'Witches in Word, not Deed'[4]
2024[edit]
Attend monthly WiR editathon at the University of Edinburgh, and occasionally the Scots Wikipedia edit drive weeks
Burns Night event 2024
References[edit]
- ^ Barratt, Peter and Pownall, Ruth, "Alice Hawkins Suffragette - A Sister for Freedom", 17 August 2023, Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Arthur Conan Doyle Centre
- ^ "Arabella Scott". wealothianwomensforum.org.uk. Retrieved 2023-10-29.
- ^ Brown, Naomi (2023-09-26). "Help us fundraise to acquire Maud Joachim's medal recognising the first hunger strike in Scotland". Glasgow Women's Library. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
- ^ edinburghcitylibraries (2023-09-20). "Witches in Word, not Deed – an exhibition at Central Library until 30 November 2023". Tales of One City. Retrieved 2024-01-25.