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<p>{{press citation|url=http://www.maxportal.hr/premium-sadrzaj/kusturica-i-dacic-u-zgradi-un-a-otvaraju-izlozbu-o-jasenovcu-dovezli-7-tona-opreme/|title=Kusturica and Dacic open a UN exhibition on Jasenovac [in Serbian]|publisher=Maxportal|date=January 23, 2018}}</p>
 
<p>{{press citation|url=http://www.maxportal.hr/premium-sadrzaj/kusturica-i-dacic-u-zgradi-un-a-otvaraju-izlozbu-o-jasenovcu-dovezli-7-tona-opreme/|title=Kusturica and Dacic open a UN exhibition on Jasenovac [in Serbian]|publisher=Maxportal|date=January 23, 2018}}</p>
 
<p>{{press citation|url=https://www.inverse.com/article/39999-wikipedias-women-editors|title=Inside the Fight to Change Wikipedia's Gender Problem|publisher=Inverse|date=January 8, 2018}}</p>
 
<p>{{press citation|url=https://www.inverse.com/article/39999-wikipedias-women-editors|title=Inside the Fight to Change Wikipedia's Gender Problem|publisher=Inverse|date=January 8, 2018}}</p>
<p>{{press citation|url=https://thelily.com/wikipedia-has-1-5-million-biographies-in-english-only-17-percent-are-about-women-57a20fa4f16a|title=Wikipedia has 1.5 million biographies in English. Only 17 percent are about women.|publisher=The Lily|date=December 14, 2017}}</p>
 
<p>{{press citation|url=https://blog.wikimedia.org/2017/10/30/wikidata-fifth-birthday/|title=Wikidata, a rapidly growing global hub, turns five|publisher=Wikimedia Foundation|date=October 30, 2017}}</p>
 
<p>{{press citation|url=http://www.hmhco.com/shop/books/The-Best-American-Science-and-Nature-Writing-2017/9781328715517|title=It’s Time These Ancient Women Scientists Get Their Due|publisher=The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2017|date=October 2017}}</p>
 
<p>{{press citation|url=http://www.communitysignal.com/the-cost-of-being-a-prominent-woman-on-wikipedia-and-online/|title=The Cost of Being a Prominent Woman on Wikipedia – and Online|publisher=Community Signal|date=September 25, 2017}}</p>
 
<p>{{press citation|url=http://wvutoday.wvu.edu/stories/2017/09/19/wikimedia-foundation-awards-grant-to-wvu-libraries|title=Wikimedia Foundation awards grant to WVU Libraries|publisher=WVU Today|date=September 19, 2017}}</p>
 
<p>{{press citation|url=https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/rewriting-the-history-of-women-in-science/|title=Rewriting the History of Women in Science|publisher=Scientific American|date=September 2017}}</p>
 
<p>{{press citation|url=http://www.rsc.org/news-events/community/2017/aug/wikithon/|title=Improving gender balance on Wikipedia|publisher=Royal Society of Chemistry|date=August 21, 2017}}</p>
 
<p>{{press citation|url=http://wvumag.wvu.edu/features/women-who-are-changing-the-tech-world|title=Women Who Are Changing the Tech World|publisher=West Virginia University Magazine|date=August 15, 2017}}</p>
 
<p>{{press citation|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b090c2pj|title=Utopia: In Search of the Dream|publisher=BBC Four|date=August 9, 2017}}</p>
 
<p>{{press citation|url=http://wmclive.com/wmc-live-213-ariel-levy-emily-temple-wood-original-airdate-6182017|title=WMC episode 213: interview with Emily Temple-Wood|publisher=Women's Media Center Live with Robin Morgan|date=June 18, 2017}}</p>
 
<p>{{press citation|url=https://www.demworks.org/mind-gap-highlighting-womens-representation-wikipedia|title=Mind the Gap: Highlighting Women's Representation on Wikipedia|publisher=DemocracyWorks|date=June 8, 2017}}</p>
 
<p>{{press citation|url=http://wmcspeechproject.com/2017/06/02/creating-a-model-for-helping-women-thrive-in-wikipedia/|title=Creating A Model for Helping Women Thrive in Wikipedia|publisher=Women's Media Center|date=June 2, 2017}}</p>
 
<p>{{press citation|url=https://blog.wikimedia.org/2017/05/02/digest-women-in-red/|title=Women in Red's impact on Wikipedia's gender gap|publisher=Wikimedia Foundation|date=May 2, 2017}}</p>
 
<p>{{press citation|url=https://wikiedu.org/blog/2017/04/20/women-scientists-in-blue-during-the-year-of-science/|title=Women Scientists in Blue During the Year of Science|publisher=Wiki Education Foundation|date=April 20, 2017}}</p>
 
<p>{{press citation|url=https://wikiedu.org/blog/2017/04/12/rosie-stephenson-goodnight-visiting-scholar-at-northeastern-university/|title=Rosie Stephenson-Goodnight, Visiting Scholar at Northeastern University|publisher=Wiki Education Foundation|date=April 12, 2017}}</p>
 
<p>{{press citation|url=https://blogs.loc.gov/law/2017/04/wikipedia-congressional-committees-edit-a-thon-event-recap/?loclr=twlaw|title=Wikipedia Congressional Committees Edit-a-thon Event Recap|publisher=Library of Congress|date=April 11, 2017}}</p>
 
<p>{{press citation|url=http://www.rollcall.com/news/hoh/word-hill-recess-2|title=Committee page edit-a-thon|publisher=Roll Call|date=April 10, 2017}}</p>
 
<p>{{press citation|url=http://congressionaldata.org/library-of-congress-national-archives-host-wikipedia-edit-a-thon/|title=Library of Congress, National Archives Host Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon|publisher=Congressional Data Coalition|date=April 10, 2017}}</p>
 
<p>{{press citation|url=https://congressarchives.tumblr.com/post/159226075956/join-us-at-the-library-of-congress-of-friday|title=National Archives and the Law Library of Congress Edit-a-thon on Congressional committees and hearings|publisher=Congress in the Archives|date=April 5, 2017}}</p>
 
<p>{{press citation|url=https://blogs.loc.gov/law/2017/03/congressional-committees-and-hearings-wikipedia-edit-a-thon/|title=Congressional Committees and Hearings Wikipedia Edit-a-thon|publisher=Library of Congress|date=March 20, 2017}}</p>
 
<p>{{press citation|url=http://zackquill.com/art-feminism-wikipedia-edit-a-thon-brings-together-area-organizations-highlights-artists-other-events-for-womens-history-month/|title=Art + Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon brings local artists & organizations together for Women’s History Month|publisher=Zackquill: One Morgantown|date=March 17, 2017}}</p>
 
<p>{{press citation|url=http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/arts/museums-galleries/blog/20854995/a-dc-museum-tries-to-make-wikipedia-less-sexist|title=A D.C. Museum Tries to Make Wikipedia Less Sexist|publisher=Washington City Paper|date=March 15, 2017}}</p>
 
<p>{{press citation|url=http://wvutoday.wvu.edu/stories/2017/03/13/art-feminism-edit-a-thon-celebrates-women-s-history-month|title=Art + Feminism edit-a-thon celebrates Women’s History Month|publisher=WVU Today|date=March 13, 2017}}</p>
 
<p>{{press citation|url=http://wtop.com/arts/2017/03/chance-make-history-womens-art-museum-weekend/|title=DC Wikipedia edit-a-thon a chance to shine light on women in the arts|publisher=WTOP|date=March 7, 2017}}</p>
 
<p>{{press citation|url=https://blog.wikimedia.org/2017/03/07/the-keilana-effect/|title=How a feminist stood up to trolls and measurably changed Wikipedia’s coverage of women scientists|publisher=Wikimedia Foundation|date=March 17, 2017}}</p>
 
<p>{{press citation|url=https://backchannel.com/one-womans-brilliant-fuck-you-to-wikipedia-trolls-aab4107d374b#.hu3rgfpsd|title=The Troll Taunter: A young Wikipedia editor withstood a decade of online abuse. Now she’s fighting back — on Wikipedia itself.|publisher=Backchannel|date=February 6, 2017}}</p>
 
<p>{{press citation|url= http://www.bbc.com/news/world-38238312|title=Viewpoint: How I tackle Wiki gender gap one article at a time|publisher=BBC News|date=December 7, 2016}}</p>
 
 
 
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