Wikipedia:Meetup/Denton/TWU Women 2016

TWU Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon 2016
When and Where
Date	Wednesday, March 30, 2016
Time	3:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Address	Blagg Huey Library, Texas Woman's University
City, State	Denton, Texas

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Event information

Date: Wednesday, March 30, 2016
Time: 3:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Location: Blagg Huey Library, Texas Woman's University Room #103
Hosts: chealsye

Join Texas Woman's University Libraries Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon in celebration of Women's History Month.

No Wikipedia editing experience necessary. Training will be provided for new editors. Editors who identify as women are particularly encouraged to attend. If you are unfamiliar with Wikipedia, you might want to view the resources below. The event will be hosted in the Blagg-Huey Library's training room (#103) where 17 desktop computers will be available to use. Attendees are encouraged to bring their laptops and power cords.

Virtual participation

Can't make it to an event? You can participate online whether the day of or at another time. Here's how it works:

Don't have a user name yet? Create one.
Choose an article to edit from the Lists of articles to edit. Want to work on an article that is not on the list? Go ahead! You're welcome to choose any topic that you like!
Use the Resources for editing below to learn how to edit.

Goals

To encourage inexperienced editors (especially women) and provide training on how to contribute to Wikipedia
To improve a selection of Wikipedia articles related to women
To increase awareness of the research resources freely available through libraries, archives, and museums

List of articles to edit

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

Wikipedia:WikiProject Women artists/Worklist
Wikipedia:WikiProject_Women_scientists/Worklist
other ideas? Please add them here!

Women Poet Laureates of Texas

1934-1936 - Aline T. Michaelis
1941-1943 - Nancy Richey Ranson
1943-1945 - Dollilee Davis Smith
1953-1955 - Mildred Lindsey Raiborn
1957-1959 - Margaret Royalty Edwards
1961 - Lorena Simon
1963 - Gwendolyn Bennett Pappas
1964-1965 - Jenny Lind Porter
1966 - Bessie Maas Rowe
1968 - Kathryn Henry Harris
1969-1970 - Anne B. Marely
1972-1973 - Mrs. Clark Gresham
1973-1974 - Violette Newton
1974-1975 - Lila Todd O'Neil
1975-1976 - Ethel Osborn Hill
1976-1977 - Florice Stripling Jeffers
1977-1978 - Ruth Carruth
1978-1979 - Patsy Stodghill
1979-1980 - Dorothy B. Elfstroman
1987-1988 - Ruth E. Reuther
1988-1989 - Vassar Miller
1993-1995 - Mildred Vorpahl Baass
2010 - Karla K. Morton
2012 - Jan Seale
2013 - Rosemary Catacalos
2015 - Carmen Tafolla
2016 - Laurie Ann Guerrero

Examples of good Poet Laureate biographical Wikipedia pages to model after:

1936-1939 - Grace Noll Crowell
1939-1941 - Lexie Dean Robertson
Note: Texas State Historical Association is a good starting point for research and resources.