Upcoming events
January 14
Women's Suffrage Centennial Wikipedia Editing Workshop
WHEN
- Tuesday, January 14, 2020
Time: 6 PM – 9 PM
WHERE
- Arlington Public Library, Shirlington Branch
4200 Campbell Ave
Arlington, VA
Did you know that Wikipedia is an openly editable resource, meaning that anyone can improve the quality and accuracy of Wikipedia entries? Data has shown that less than 18% of biographies on English-language Wikipedia are about women. Help to change that by joining us on January 14 for the Women's Suffrage Centennial Wikipedia Editing Workshop. Attendees will learn how to edit Wikipedia and work together to improve and create Wikipedia articles related women's suffrage in the United States.
Training will be provided, and no prior knowledge of suffrage history or Wikipedia editing is required.
Please bring your own laptop. Wikimedia DC has two laptops to loan. Reserve one by emailing info@wikimediadc.org. Dinner will be provided. Learn more »
January 18
Enhancing the Narrative of DC Public Schools: A Wikipedia Editing Workshop
WHEN
- Saturday, January 18, 2020
Time: 10 AM – 1 PM
WHERE
- Charles Sumner School Museum and Archives
1201 17th Street NW
Washington, DC
Join us at Charles Sumner School Museum and Archives and help to improve and create Wikipedia articles about the history of public education in the District of Columbia. We will focus on editing articles about women who made significant contributions to DC public schools as well as articles about DC schools named for women.
No Wikipedia editing experience is necessary, as training will be provided. Reference materials from the Sumner Archives will be readily available.
This event is free and open to the public. Registration is required. Lunch will be provided.
Laptops are required. Please bring your own. Wikimedia DC has two laptops to loan. Reserve one by emailing info@wikimediadc.org. Learn more »
February 8
American Folklife Center’s Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon: Biographical Entries on Women Folklorists, Ethnomusicologists, and Fieldworkers
WHEN
- Saturday, February 8, 2020
Time: 11 AM – 3 PM
WHERE
- American Folklife Center
101 Independence Avenue SE
Washington, DC
Join the American Folklife Center on February 8th for a Edit-A-Thon to expand the online presence of women who documented the world. This event is part of its multi-year initiative to highlight, explore, and celebrate the contributions of women as ethnographic fieldworkers and scholars and call attention to the instrumental role of women in establishing many of the seminal collections that now enrich the AFC archive and ethnographic archives throughout the world. During the Edit-A-Thon, we plan to add and/or expand entries for approximately 25-30 women, both historic and contemporary, who documented traditional culture. We will focus of those whose collections are now housed in the AFC archive. Activities will be centered at the Library of Congress in Washington, DC, but off-site participation is encouraged. AFC staff will be on hand to assist on-site and off-site researchers and provide archival materials.
No Wikipedia editing experience necessary. Training will be provided.
Laptops are required. Please bring your own. Wikimedia DC has two laptops to loan. Reserve one by emailing info@wikimediadc.org.
Lunch will be provided. Learn more »
March 14
National Museum of Women in the Arts: Art+Feminism Edit-a-thon 2020
WHEN
- Saturday, March 14, 2020
Time: 10AM – 3 PM
WHERE
- National Museum of Women in the Arts
1250 New York Ave. NW
Washington, DC
Join the Betty Boyd Dettre Library and Research Center as it hosts its seventh Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon in honor of Women’s History Month and help improve representation of Latinx women artists in Wikipedia. No Wikipedia editing experience necessary. Training will be provided. All you need is a laptop, motivation to combat gender bias and a belief in equal access to quality information resources.
This is a free event. Registration is required. Attendees must register using the Wikimedia Labs Dashboard. Use the 'Learn More' link below to access the Dashboard.
Laptops are required. Please bring your own. Wikimedia DC has two laptops to loan. Reserve one by emailing info@wikimediadc.org. Learn more »
