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Welcome! The Schlesinger Library is hosting a Wikipedia edit-a-thon. |
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When: Wednesday Oct 23rd, from 12:00-5:00 PM
Where: Radcliffe Room, Schlesinger Library. Focus: The Schlesinger Library documents the history of women in America, and we welcome the creation of articles related to women's rights, feminism, or any other aspect of women's history that is represented in our collections. |
This edit-a-thon is part of Open Access to Massachusetts History 2013.
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Event Details[edit]
About Us[edit]
The Schlesinger Library documents the history of women in America. The library's holdings are strongest in women's rights and feminism; Health and sexuality; and Culinary history. The Schlesinger Library is open to the public and welcomes all visitors.
Schedule[edit]
Revised!
- 12:00-1:00 Learn how to edit and all about Wikipedia!
- 1:00-1:30 Behind-the-scenes tour (if you are interested - if not, feel free to stay and edit).
- 1:00-4:00 Edit-a-thon!
- 4:00-4:30 Celebration, show-off results, take photos.
Logistics[edit]
- Locations, directions, maps: We are located in Radcliffe Yard, three blocks outside of Harvard Square at 3 James Street, Cambridge, MA 02138.
- Twitter: Hashtag #OAMass13.
- WiFi: Harvard Guest
- What to Bring: Attendees should bring their own laptops and power cords. Light refreshments will be provided.
- Contact the organizer: Amanda Strauss (amanda_strauss@radcliffe.harvard.edu). For day-of-event questions, please call: (617) 495-8647
Sign Up and Guest List[edit]
Attending[edit]
- Amanda Strauss, Schlesinger Library, librarian
- Jenny Gotwals, Schlesinger Library, archivist
- Lael Dalal, Simmons College, GSLIS student
- Merlyn Liberty,Dyer Memorial Library, librarian
- Ruth Hill, Schlesinger Library, oral history coordinator
- Nicole Topich, Harvard University, project archivist
- Maia Weinstock, Girona7 (talk) 14:52, 19 October 2013 (UTC)
- Stephanie Molnar, Student, Simmons Graduate School of Library and Information Science
Participating Remotely[edit]
- Amber Moulton, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, historian
Maybe[edit]
Regrets[edit]
Suggested Topics[edit]
Biographies Needing Improvement[edit]
- Elizabeth Cabot Agassiz - Good article, but needs more inline citations
- Emily Blackwell - Good length, but needs more inline citations
- Elizabeth Blackwell
- Mary Bunting - Could really use a photo. Does Radcliffe have one that they'd add the necessary license to?
- Caroline Wells Healey Dall - Needs infobox and detail
- Susan Walker Fitzgerald - Needs an infobox; Need a disambiguation page for "Susan Fitzgerald" (or "for the MA politician, see" on the other Susan Fitzgerald page); Needs more references/inline citations
- Elizabeth Freeman - If anyone is advanced enough to do this, I think this article is very close to being ready for GA nomination.
- Matina Horner - Stub; needs infobox and more detail
- Mary Lyon - Good length and layout but needs inline citations
- Maud Wood Park
- Edith Nourse Rogers - Great page; could potentially be nominated for GA, except it needs inline citations
- Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin - "Personal Life" and "Marriage" sections need to be merged; Needs inline citations
Other Subjects Needing Improvement[edit]
New Entries to be Written (People)[edit]
- Annie Ware Winsor Allen
- Amelia Muir Baldwin
- Lucy M. Ball
- Martha V. Ball
- Mary Bancroft
- Ella Lyman Cabot
- Mary Barnicle Cadle
- Nancy Caroline
- Mary G. Chapman
- Eunice Davis
- Sylvia Donaldson
- Margaret Dunkle
- Sarah H. Earle
- Sarah Merry Gamble
- Harriet Louise Hardy
- Louise W. Holborn
- Sybil Holmes
- Chloe Lee
- Clara Littledale
- Ellis Gray Loring
- Mary S. Parker
- Anne Hunter Popkin
- Elizabeth Riley
- Catherine Sargent
- Henrietta Sargent
- Abby Southwick
- Thankful Southwick
- Catherine M. Sullivan
- Anne Warren Weston
- Caroline Weston
- Julia Williams
- Elizabeth Winship
- Ada Worthington
Organizations[edit]
- Age Center of New England
- Berkshire Conference of Women Historians
- Black Women Oral History Project
- Boston Equal Suffrage Association
- Boston NOW
- Boston Parents' Council
- Boston Women's Community Radio
- Boston Women's Health Book Collective
- Cambridge Plant and Garden Club
- Cambridge Political Equality Association
- Cambridge Public School Association
- Camp Fire for Eastern Massachusetts Council
- Center for New Words
- Committee for the Equality of Women at Harvard
- Committee on the Status of Women at Harvard
- Committee to Ratify the Massachusetts State Equal Rights Amendment
- Consumers' League of Massachusetts
- Dedham Temporary Home for Women and Children
- Delta Sigma Theta Sorority. Boston ALumnae Chapter
- Denison House
- Epicurean Club of Boston and Vicinity
- Friends of the Framingham Reformatory
- Girls' High School Association - Boston
- Harvard Union of Clerical and Technical Workers
- Harvard-Radcliffe Program in Business Administration
- Junior League of Boston
- Lebanese Syrian Ladies' Aid Society
- Massachusetts History Workshop
- Massachusetts NOW
- Massachusetts Society for Social Health
- Massachusetts State Federation of Women's Clubs
- Massachusetts Woman Suffrage Association
- Massport Jets
- Mother's Study Club of Cambridge
- Moving Violations Motorcycle Club
- NARAL Pro-Choice Massachusetts
- New Words/Center for New Words
- North Bennet Street Industrial School
- Persephone Press
- Rockport Lodge
- Rutland Corner House
- Quest: a Feminist Quarterly
- Saturday Morning Club of Boston
- Sojourner (publication)
- South Boston Neighborhood House
- Window Shop
- Woman Suffrage Party of Cambridge
Topical Resources[edit]
Radcliffe College[edit]
- Elizabeth Carey Agassiz
- Mary Ingraham Bunting: Her Two Lives
- Harvard Radcliffe Online Historical Reference Shelf
- Radcliffe College Yearbooks
- Yards and Gates: Gender in Harvard and Radcliffe History
Women's History[edit]
- Lesser-Known Women: A Biographical Dictionary
- Women's Firsts
- Notable American Women, Volumes I, II, II
- Notable American Women: The Modern Period
- Notable American Women: Completing the Twentieth Century
- The Grounding of Modern Feminism
- No Turning Back: The History of Feminism and the Future of Women
Wikipedia Help[edit]
These are just to get you started -- feel free to add to this list.
- GLAM Beginners Guide
- Wikipedia Tutorial
- Starting an Article
- Wiki Markup Quick Reference (PDF version of printed handout)
- Citation Guide
- Infobox templates
- Five Pillars of Wikipedia
- Formatting Shortcuts -
Results[edit]
New articles created[edit]
- Boston Association for Childbirth Education
- Avis DeVoto
- Sarah H. Earle
- Harriet Louise Hardy
- Fishermen's Wives of Gloucester
- Fragment Society
- Julia Williams (abolitionist)