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Wikipedia:Meetup/Chicago/ArtAndFeminism 2015

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  • Date: Saturday, March 7, 12noon - 5pm (CST). Can’t be there the whole time? No problem. Join us for as little or as long as you like.
  • Venue: [http://www.saic.edu/academics/librariesandspecialcollections/johnmflaxmanlibrary/ Flaxman Library, School of the Art Institute of Chicago], 37 S Wabash Ave, 6th floor, Chicago, IL
  • Cost: Free
  • Participants: The event is open to anyone who wishes to attend. No Wikipedia editing experience necessary; as needed throughout the event, tutoring will be provided for Wikipedia newcomers. Female editors are particularly encouraged to attend.

:*RSVP by signing your username below! If you are unfamiliar with Wikipedia, you might try this training module which will help explain a lot of things, including how to add your signature.

  • What to Bring: Attendees should bring their own laptops & power cords; a state-issued photo ID is needed for a visitor's badge to gain access to the library.
  • Twitter Hashtag: #ArtAndFeminism

Women artists who worked in Chicago

Here are a few names of women who worked in Chicago for inspiration:

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List of articles to edit

Below is a list of articles that would benefit from edits and expansion during the edit-a-thon.

Lesson Plans and Tutorials for in person Trainings

  • [http://art.plusfeminism.org/?page_id=241 Art + Feminism Beginner Training Video Series] - Watch the Beginner Wikipedia training videos for a quick overview to get started
  • [http://art.plusfeminism.org/?page_id=241 Art + Feminism Intermediate & Advanced Training Video Series] - Scroll down past the Beginner section to view very brief training videos on notability guidelines, creating new pages, adding images to Wikimedia Commons, and talk pages, among other things.
  • Advanced Wikimedia Training curricula - Includes "Adding Images," "Adding Infoboxes," "Notability Guidelines for Artists," "New Page Creation," "What do I do if my article is flagged for deletion?" and "Articles for Deletion."
  • ArtandFeminism Training Lesson Plan - Organizers may use this to help lead or structure Beginner Wikipedia trainings

Tools and templates

Confirmed Chicago attendees

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21 individuals participated in person on March 7, 2015.

List of new articles created

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alpha by last name

  1. Candida Alvarez -- Midwestediting (talk)
  2. Gail Anderson -- Ryanhageman (talk)
  3. Collette Bangert -- in progress [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Ignotus_Mago/sandbox/Collette_Bangert User:Ignotus Mago/sandbox/Collette Bangert] Ignotus Mago (talk)
  4. Kathleen Blackshear -- in progress (still in draft sandbox) Auloma (talk)
  5. Sheela Gowda -- Carronlittle (talk)
  6. Amee Kamdar -- deleted by Wikipedia reviewer
  7. Eunjung Lee -- deleted by Wikipedia reviewer
  8. Sara Ludy -- deleted by Wikipedia reviewer
  9. Deborah Stratman -- Literal e (talk)
  10. Emily Wardill -- Auloma (talk)

List of articles improved

alpha by last name

  1. Catherine Bertola
  2. Nellie Huntington Gere
  3. Hella Jongerius
  4. Edmonia Lewis

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