Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red/Outreach/2024#April 2024

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|style="padding: 0; vertical-align: middle; height: 1.1em;" |File:Happy New Year text.pngFile:WiR education 2023.svgWomen in Red | January 2024, Volume 10, Issue 1, Numbers 291, 293, 294, 295, 296

Online events:

• New: Education (year-long initiative) | Alphabet run M & N | Temperance women

• Continuing: #1day1woman | Women who died in 2023

Announcement

• In 2024 Women in Red also has a one biography a week challenge as part
  of the #1day1woman initiative!

Tip of the month:

• Check out the new navigation on our Women in Red Project home page.

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|style="padding: 0; vertical-align: middle; height: 1.1em;" | File:WIR Black History Month 2024.pngWomen in Red | February 2024, Volume 10, Issue 2, Numbers 293, 294, 297, 298

Online events:

• New: Alphabet run O & P | Black women

• Continuing: #1day1woman | Education (year-long initiative)

Announcement

• Please let other wikiprojects know about our February Black women event.

Tip of the month:

• AllAfrica can now be searched on the ProQuest tab at the WP Library.

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|style="padding: 0; vertical-align: middle; height: 1.1em;" | File:WiR Find Her logo.svgWomen in Red | March 2024, Volume 10, Issue 3, Numbers 293, 294, 299, 300, 301

Online events:

• New: Alphabet run Q & R | Art+Feminism | Find Her

• Continuing: #1day1woman | Education (year-long initiative)

Announcements

• Celebrate Women – All content gender gap events, in every language Wikipedia, in March 2024
• Francophone Women★ Writers Fortnight 2024
• [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Feminism_and_Folklore_2024 Feminism and Folklore 2024 Writing Contest]

Tip of the month:

• When creating a new article, check various spellings, including birth name, married names{{br}} and pseudonyms, to be sure an article doesn't already exist.

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|style="padding: 0; vertical-align: middle; height: 1.1em;" | File:WiR Health 2024.pngWomen in Red | April 2024, Volume 10, Issue 4, Numbers 293, 294, 302, 303, 304

Online events:

• New: Alphabet run S & T | Gender studies | Health

• Continuing: #1day1woman | Education (year-long initiative)

Announcements

• The second round of "One biography a week" begins in April as part of #1day1woman.

Tip of the month:

• If you run into technical problems, you might find help on our Tools and technical support page

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|style="padding: 0; vertical-align: middle; height: 1.1em;" | File:Women in red badge 2019.jpgWomen in Red | May 2024, Volume 10, Issue 5, Numbers 293, 294, 305, 306, 307

Online events:

• New: Press women | Alphabet run U, V & W | Central and Eastern Europe

• Continuing: #1day1woman | Education (year-long initiative)

Announcements from other communities

• Wikimedia CEE Spring 2024 - contest with certificates of participation and prizes
• The Wikipedia Library: #1Lib1Ref - May 15th to June 5th

Tip of the month:

• Use open-access references wherever possible, but a paywalled reliable source {{br}}is better than none, particularly for biographies of living people.

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|style="padding: 0; vertical-align: middle; height: 1.1em;" | File:WiR Music 2024.pngWomen in Red | June 2024, Volume 10, Issue 6, Numbers 293, 294, 308, 309, 310

Online events:

• New: Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red/Meetup/308 | Women in Music | Alphabet run X, Y & Z

• Continuing: #1day1woman | Education (year-long initiative)

Announcements from other communities

• Women in Green Good Article Edit-a-thon June 2024 - Going Back in Time
• The Wikipedia Library: #1Lib1Ref - May 15th to June 5th

Tip of the month:

• Find a Grave is NOT a reliable source (as it is user-generated content). It can be used
  to look for biographical clues.

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|style="padding: 0; vertical-align: middle; height: 1.1em;" | File:WiR Translation Contest 2022 icon.pngWomen in Red | July 2024, Volume 10, Issue 7, Numbers 293, 294, 311, 312, 313

Online events:

• New: Translation contest 2024 | Science Fiction and Fantasy | Women in Sports

• Continuing: #1day1woman | Education (year-long initiative)

Announcements from other communities

• [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Loves_Sport_2024 Wiki Loves Sport 2024] 22 July - 22 September

Tip of the month:

• A foreign language biography does not guarantee notability for English Wikipedia.
  Check the guidelines before you start.

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|style="padding: 0; vertical-align: middle; height: 1.1em;" | File:Women in Red Film+Stage 2023.pngWomen in Red | August 2024, Volume 10, Issue 8, Numbers 293, 294, 311, 313, 314, 315

Online events:

• New: | Women in film and stage | Indigenous women

• Continuing: #1day1woman | Education (year-long initiative) |
  Translation contest 2024 (July, August, September) | Women in Sports (July, August)

Tip of the month:

• Check your athlete's notability before researching and creating her bio.

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|style="padding: 0; vertical-align: middle; height: 1.1em;" | File:WiR women writers 2023 logo.svgWomen in Red | September 2024, Volume 10, Issue 9, Numbers 293, 294, 311, 316, 317

Online events:

• New: Women writers & their works | Geofocus: Islands A - H

• Continuing: #1day1woman | Education (year-long initiative) | Translation contest 2024 (Jul, Aug, Sep)

Announcements from other communities

• August 30 is the tenth anniversary of WikiProject Women writers!

Tip of the month:

• Try her pen name when searching for sources, and remember to add her to any of these that apply:
  List of pen names, List of literary initials, and {{cl|Pseudonymous women writers}}.

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|style="padding: 0; vertical-align: middle; height: 1.1em;" | File:Ada Lovelace Day 2021 robot with badge.pngWomen in Red | October 2024, Volume 10, Issue 10, Numbers 293, 294, 318, 319, 320

Online events:

• New: Women in STEM | Geofocus: Islands I-P | Women in archaeology

• Continuing: #1day1woman | Education (year-long initiative)

Announcements from other communities

• October is Women in Green's "Around the World in 31 Days" Good Article Edit-a-thon

Tip of the month:

• Unsure how to expand a stub article? Take a look at this guidance

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|style="padding: 0; vertical-align: middle; height: 1.1em;" | File:WiR engineering logo.pngWomen in Red | November 2024, Vol 10, Issue 11, Nos 293, 294, 321, 322, 323

Online events:

• New: Asian women | Geofocus: Islands Q-Z | Women in engineering

• Continuing: #1day1woman | Education (year-long initiative)

Announcements from other communities

• Annual [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_Asian_Month_2024 Wikipedia Asian Month (WAM)] is an online campaign designed to boost
  Asian content on Wikipedia each November.
• Unreferenced articles backlog drive. These Wikiproject clean-up lists offer a start
  to November's backlog drive, e.g. [https://bambots.brucemyers.com/cwb/bycat/Women%27s_History.html#Cites%20no%20sources Women's History] and [https://bambots.brucemyers.com/cwb/bycat/Women_writers2.html#Cites%20no%20sources Women writers]

Tip of the month:

• Looking for an image? Sometimes you can find openly licensed images at
  [https://search.creativecommons.org/ search.creativecommons.org/]

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|style="padding: 0; vertical-align: middle; height: 1.1em;" | File:WiR Women who died in 2024.pngWomen in Red | December 2024, Vol 10, Issue 12, Nos 293, 294, 324, 325

Online events:

• New: Women who died in 2024 | Religion

• Continuing: #1day1woman | Education (year-long initiative)

Announcements from other communities

• Women in Religion have a monthly virtual edit-a-thon and the next session is
  December 2nd 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. CST. For Zoom meeting details, contact Dzingle1 or
  RosPost. Women in Red members are welcome to join the Zoom Meeting [https://tulane.zoom.us/j/95434400202?pwd=N0lEQzFFTHZNRXk0NE44M3RxUWtkUT09 here]

Tip of the month:

• Think of rewarding contributors, especially newcomers, with a barnstar.

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