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Women’s Suffrage Centennial Wikipedia Editing Workshop

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Celebrate the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage in the United States, as well as suffrage efforts in Virginia, at the Virtual Women’s Suffrage Centennial Wikipedia Editing Workshop.

With the help of experienced Wikipedians, attendees will learn to edit Wikipedia and improve or create Wikipedia articles related to the women’s suffrage movement in the U.S. and Virginia, all from the comfort of your own home. No editing experience is necessary.

This event is hosted by Alexandria Library and Wikimedia DC.

When

:Tuesday, May 26, 2020 5:30pm-7:30pm EDT

Where

: Remote. You will receive the link needed to participate after registration.

Register

:[https://alexlibraryva.org/event/4261727 Alexandria Library Event Registration Page]

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Presentation

File:Beatley Library Suffrage Editing Workshop Wikimedia DC Slides 2020.pdf

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Tools, Resources

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  • [https://archive.org/ Internet Archive Wayback Machine]

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For Wikimedia DC Use

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::[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:CreateAccount Special username creation]

Suggested Article Work List

About the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/VAM/AE_Editing_Workshop_2018#Article_Assessment:_Quality_Scale Article Assessment Quality Scale]

[https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/Women's_suffrage_centennial Etherpad]

Click this link to access a shared document. Please add the name of the article you are currently editing. This will prevent two or more editors from working on the same article at the same time. Please remember to check this page prior to editing.

Existing articles

Stub

Start

  • [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silent_Sentinels#Occoquan_Workhouse_and_the_Night_of_Terror Night of Terror]

::[https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/retropolis/wp/2017/11/10/night-of-terror-the-suffragists-who-were-beaten-and-tortured-for-seeking-the-vote/ Washington Post:‘Night of terror’: The suffragists who were beaten and tortured for seeking the vote]

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::[https://edu.lva.virginia.gov/esl-chapters-map/ Library of Virginia: Equal Suffrage League of Virginia Chapters map]

::[https://www.workhousearts.org/lucyburnsmuseum/suffragehistory/ Workhouse Arts Center: Suffrage History at the Workhouse]

::[https://www.nps.gov/places/occoquan-workhouse.htm National Parks Service : Occoquan Workhouse]

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GA (Good Articles)

FA (Featured Article)

Articles for Creation

::[https://www.aam-us.org/2020/03/02/silent-no-more-the-new-lucy-burns-museum-speaks-to-the-centennial-of-suffrage/ Silent No More: The new Lucy Burns Museum speaks to the centennial of suffrage]

::I made this article. It's just a stub but it's better than nothing. Her daughter Elizabeth Otey was also quite an interesting woman so I may try to work on that next but off-wiki work is going to get in the way for the next few days. MarylandGeoffrey (talk) 01:49, 29 May 2020 (UTC)

::[https://www.npr.org/local/305/2019/11/14/779277007/women-s-suffrage-memorial-breaks-ground-in-northern-virginia NPR: Women's Suffrage Memorial Breaks Ground In Northern Virginia]

::[https://www.novaparks.com/parks/occoquan-regional-park/things-to-do/turning-point-suffragist-memorial Nova Parks: Turning Point Suffragist Memorial]

::[https://suffragistmemorial.org/suffragist-memorial-site-surroundings/ Turning Point Suffragist Memorial Location]

::[https://www.utahdeafhistory.com/uploads/5/4/2/6/5426987/elizabeth_delong.pdf Biography: Elizabeth DeLong]

::[https://www.utahdeafhistory.com/uploads/5/4/2/6/5426987/emma_m._emmertson.pdf Biography: Emma M. Emmertson]

  • partial suffrage, which is referred to several places on Wikipedia. One meaning is that American women could sometimes vote on issues but not candidates, and if so they had partial suffrage. It may have more meanings.

Potential Sources

  • [https://www.si.edu/openaccess Smithsonian Open Access]
  • [https://edu.lva.virginia.gov/suffragebiographies/ Library of Virginia: Virginia Women Campaign for the Vote, 1870–1920]
  • [https://www.encyclopediavirginia.org/ Encyclopedia Virginia]
  • [https://www.encyclopediavirginia.org/woman_suffrage_in_virginia Encyclopedia VIrginia: Woman Suffrage in Virginia]
  • [https://www.archives.gov/women/suffrage National Archives - Women's Rights: Suffrage]
  • [https://museum.archives.gov/rightfully-hers National Archives Museum - Rightfully Hers: American Women and the Vote Exhibit]
  • [http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/primarysourcesets/womens-suffrage/ Library of Congress: Women's Suffrage (Primary Sources)]
  • [https://www.loc.gov/exhibitions/women-fight-for-the-vote/about-this-exhibition/#explore-the-exhibit Library of Congress: Shall Not Be Denied: Women Fight for the Vote exhibit]
  • [https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2019/06/03/women-color-were-cut-out-suffragist-story-historians-say-its-time-reckoning/ Washington Post: Women of color were cut out of the suffragist story. Historians say it’s time for a reckoning.]
  • [https://www.virginiahistory.org/what-you-can-see/story-virginia/explore-story-virginia/1876-1924/virginia-and-women%E2%80%99s-suffrage Virginia Museum of History and Culture : Virginia and Women's Suffrage]
  • [https://nmaahc.si.edu/blog-post/5-you-should-know-african-american-suffragists#.XkCUSistIHU.email National Museum of African American History and Culture: 5 You Should Know: African American Suffragists]
  • [https://my.lwv.org/district-columbia/national-capital-area/celebrating-centennial League of Women Voters From the National Capital Area: Celebrating the Centennial!]
  • [https://www.nps.gov/articles/virginia-women-s-history.htm National Parks Service : Virginia and the 19th Amendment]
  • [https://www.si.edu/spotlight/votes-for-women Smithsonian Institution: Votes for Women exhibit]
  • [https://www.jstor.org/stable/4249352?seq=1 The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography (available through JSTOR) : Woman Suffrage in Virginia: The Equal Suffrage League and Pressure-Group Politics, 1909-1920]
  • [https://edu.lva.virginia.gov/wedemand/ Library of Virginia: We Demand: The Campaign for Woman Suffrage in Virginia]
  • [https://www.nps.gov/articles/anti-suffragism-in-the-united-states.htm National Parks Service: Anti-Suffragism in the United States]
  • [https://www.virginiahistory.org/2020 Virginia Museum of History and Culture: Women's Suffrage Virginia Centennial]

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