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Photograph of a doctor vaccinating a child in the Hyderabad leprosy hospital, 1926.

About the event

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Constructing Scientific Communities and Wellcome Collection are joining forces to host a Women in Medicine Wikithon. Join us to celebrate the women in medicine that deserve a more prominent place in the online historical record. You'll hear inspirational talks, then develop your digital skills and learn how to edit Wikipedia in order to harness the power of the web to share your knowledge.

Complete beginners and experienced editors are both welcome to attend - we'll provide training for anyone new to editing. If you’ve spotted an article that needs improving, bring along your queries and we’ll see what we can do to help!

How do I prepare?

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  • Sign up for the event!
  • Create a Wikipedia account (look at the top right of this page for the link). You don't need to do anything else, but it'll speed things up on the day if you've already signed up for an account.
  • Learn about editing if you like: see Visual Editor user guide for more information.
  • Think about what you would like to edit about - you can even prepare some materials to bring with you on the day (to help with verifiability).
  • Check out the notability guidelines and what topics can be written about on Wikipedia.
  • Think about whether you have any conflicts of interest.
  • Bring along a laptop and enjoy the day!

Participants

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Participating wiki-editors can add their names here...

Articles edited and created

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Here are some useful links to help you with your editing:

  • All sorts of helpful guides and online resources can be found on the Wellcome Library Wikimedian in Residence Project Page.
  • You can find out more about the Constructing Scientific Communities project on their website.
  • You can add pictures for use on Wiki-pages and beyond on Wikimedia Commons. Your Wikipedia account will work on Commons too - as well as all the other Wiki-projects and different language versions of Wikipedia.
  • If you're interested in joining a community of editors passionate about adding women to Wikipedia, take a look at Wikiproject Women in Red, plus find links to news articles and view worklists highlighting articles/topics that are the current focus of improvement.

Here are some ways to keep track of your edits:

  • You can view all your contributions to Wikipedia by clicking "Contributions" (in the top right of this page).
  • The Pageviews tool is a great way of measuring how many people are looking at the page you created/edited. You can even export the data if you'd like it for reports, etc.

Pages to create/improve

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Name Why she's notable Link to website / improvement suggestions for Wiki
Janet Aitken (1886-1982) President of the Medical Women’s Federation, 1958- 1962; physician and President of Medical Women’s International Association 1958-1962. First woman member of the British Medical Association Council. No MWF Obituary but Wellcome Images: https://wellcomecollection.org/works/nu2dxhbu. RCP Munk’s Roll: http://munksroll.rcplondon.ac.uk/Biography/Details/48.
Elizabeth Bolton (1878-1961) MWF President, 1938-40. MWF Obituary: July 1961.
Catherine Harrower (1899-1966) MWF President, 1956-7. MWF Obituary: Jan 1967.
Marian Maxwell Reekie (1929-1993) MWF President, 1967-8. MWF Obituary: Dec 1993.
Mary Frances Lucas Keene (1885-1977) President of the Royal Free Hospital and Emeritus Professor in Anatomy at the University of London. Image in the National Portrait Gallery: https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person/mp72130/mary-frances-lucas-keene.
Charlotte L. Houlton (1882-1956) Chief Medical Officer for the Women’s Medical Service in India.
Jensha Jhirad First Indian woman with degree in obstetrics and gynaecology. Graduated from London School of Medicine for Women in 1919. Mentioned in Shompa Lahiri’s Indians in Britain (Google Books).
Elizabeth Bielby Medical missionary who agitated for a women’s medical service for India. Mentioned here
Elizabeth H. Lepper (1883-1972) Pathologist who trained at the London School of Medicine for Women.
Dorothy M. Satur (1902-1981) Emeritus professor in obstetrics and gynaecology in Bangalore.
Mary de Sousa (?-1953) First female physician in Kenya (practising from 1919). See this list, Doctors Beyond Borders and Indian Doctors in Kenya (see Google Books).
Blanche Huber First female physician in Malta, qualified in 1925. See this list and Contemporary Medicine in Malta (Google Books).
Lucy Sewall (1837- 1890) American physician at the New England Hospital for Women in Boston. Friend and correspondent of Sophia Jex-Blake. Biographical details available in Notable American Women (Google Books). Her father has a page: Samuel Edmund Sewall.
Clara Stone (1860-1957) Founding member of the Victorian Medical Women's Society Her sister has a page: Constance Stone.
Lena McEwan (1927-2011) First female plastic surgeon in Australia. See: https://www.surgeons.org/member-services/in-memoriam/lena-mcewan/ She's also mentioned on Victorian Medical Women's Society.
Houriya Kazim (currently practising) First female surgeon in the UAE, breast cancer specialist. See: http://gulfbusiness.com/the-uaes-first-female-surgeon-dr-houriya-kazim-on-her-rise-to-top/ and https://www.theonehundred.org/honorees/houriya-kazim-bsc-mph-mb-bch-frcs/.
Esther Mwaikambo (currently practising) First female physician in Tanzania. Professor of Paediatrics and Child Health. See: http://maternityafrica.org/professor-esther-mwaikambo/ and List of first female physicians by country
Association of Medical Women in India – founded 1907 See: http://mwia.net/association-of-medical-women-in-india/.
Medical Women’s International Association Page needs creating!
Association of Registered Medical Women – forerunner to MWF. Add a section to the Medical Women's Federation page, and create a redirect (just ask if you'd like help to do this!)
Edith Shove (1848-1929) Nearly allowed to take medical exams in 1877... until 200 men had a tantrum and the university changed its mind. Medical officer at the Post Office. Has a page that needs more information.
Janet Mary Campbell (1877-1954) Refugee relief, maternal health, school curricula. Has a page that needs better citations.
Mabel L. Ramsay (1878–1954) Suffragist and former MWF President, died suddenly during a council meeting. Has a page that needs an infobox.
Ethel Williams (physician) (1863-1948) MWF President, 1934-6. One of the first women in the North of England to drive a motor car! MWF Obituary: April 1948.
Women’s Medical Service for India Tiny stub of a page, needs lots adding to it! E.g. you might want to add Template:Infobox organization.

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