Wikipedia:University of Edinburgh/Events and Workshops/Women and Religion 2016

University of Edinburgh edit-a-thon

About the event

Have you ever wondered why the information in Wikipedia is extensive for some topics and scarce for others? On Wednesday 2nd November 2016, the University's Information Services team will run an edit-a-thon at the School of Divinity in New College. Full Wikipedia editing training will be given. Thereafter the afternoon's editathon will focus on improving the quality of articles about women and religion.

Working together with Academic Support librarians, archivists & academic colleagues we will provide training on how to edit and participate in an open knowledge community. Participants will be supported to develop articles covering areas which could stand to be improved; including distinguished Edinburgh alumni, historic locations etc.

This Wikimedia event is a day of celebration which helps people learn about the achievements of women and religion, inspiring others and creating new role models for young and old alike. Did you know that just over 15% of the biographies on Wikipedia relate to notable women? The aim of our editathon is to add to and improve the coverage of individuals, events and resources related to women and religion.

Come along to learn about how Wikipedia works and contribute a greater understanding of women and religion!

We Can Edit

How do I prepare?

• Sign up for the event (see below)
• Create a Wikipedia account
• Bring a laptop (wi-fi will be provided)
• Learn about editing if you like: Tutorial, or Getting started on Wikipedia for more information
• Think about what you would like to edit - please prepare some materials to bring with you on the day

Programme

• 1:15pm - 1:30pm: Housekeeping and Welcome
• 1:30pm – 1:45pm Guest speaker: Dr. Lesley Orr and Roger Bamkin (Co-founder of WikiProject Women in Red)
• 1:45pm – 3:00pm: Wikipedia training
• 3:00pm – 4:30pm: Research and editing
• 4:30pm – 5pm: Transferring to Wikipedia's live space.

Trainers

• Ewan McAndrew, Wikimedian in Residence at the University of Edinburgh
• Roger Bamkin, co-founder of Women in Red (et al)

Hit list of articles to be created or improved

Helpful updates could be as simple as: Making sure reference links are still appropriate and functional; Adding new inline citations/references; Adding a photo; Adding an infobox; Adding data to more fields in an existing infobox; Creating headings; Adding categories; etc.

The Wikipedia Manual of Style has a lot of great information on the formatting & style of an article so please do consult it, especially if you are not sure how or where to begin & looking for help with writing the lead section.

There is also a more specific Manual of Style for Writing Biographies which is worth consulting too.

The following is a small sample of topics to work on. Feel free to come up with your own ideas!

All are welcome to add names to the list which is intended to serve as a basis for creating new articles in this important but somewhat neglected sector on the English Wikipedia.

Articles to be created

Mother Teresa, an Albanian-Indian Roman Catholic nun and missionary

Anita Diamant, Jewish novelist known for writings related to women and religion

Aung San Suu Kyi, Buddhist Burmese statesperson and leader of the National League for Democracy

Name	Significance	Resources	Religious Affiliation
Paula Buber	Jewish writer and wife of Martin Buber	Google Books · Google Scholar · Google News · JSTOR See German Wikipedia article Paula Buber	Judaism
Robyn Blummer	President & CEO of the Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason & Science	Google Books · Google Scholar · Google News · JSTOR	Secular
Virginia Burrus	Scholar of early Christianity dealing with gender, sexuality, and the body	Google Books · Google Scholar · Google News · JSTOR	Christianity
Judith Kaplan Eisenstein	Jewish scholar and first to publicly celebrate a Bat Mitzvah in the US	Google Books · Google Scholar · Google News · JSTOR Obituaries in New York Times and Chicago Tribune Article in Jewish Women's Archive	Judaism
Virginia Fabella	Filipina theologian	Google Books · Google Scholar · Google News · JSTOR Maryknolls sisters page	Christianity
Cheng Guanyi	Significant figure in early Chinese ecumenism (Chinese: 誠冠怡)	Google Books · Google Scholar · Google News · JSTOR Kwok, Pui-lan (1992). Chinese Women and Christianity, 1860-1927. Scholars Press. ISBN 9781555406691.	Christianity
Kate Cooper	Patrist scholar at the University of Manchester and current president of the North American Patristics Society	Google Books · Google Scholar · Google News · JSTOR Cooper, Kate (2013). Band of Angels: The Forgotten World of Early Christian Women. New York: The Overlook Press. ISBN 9781468307405.	Christianity
Lucy F. Farrow	Black pastor of holiness church that introduced William J. Seymour to glossolalia	Google Books · Google Scholar · Google News · JSTOR Robeck, Cecil (2010). "Lucy F. Farrow". In Burgess, S.M.; van der Maas, E. M. (eds.). The New International Dictionary of Pentecostal and Charismatic Movements. Zondervan. ISBN 9780310873358.	Christianity
Sister Mariella Gable, OSB	Benedictine sister, academic, and important literary critic of Catholic fiction	Google Books · Google Scholar · Google News · JSTOR See Saint John's University website	Christianity
Betty Gibson (ecumenist)	Significant figure of the International Missionary Council	Google Books · Google Scholar · Google News · JSTOR See New College Library archives	Christianity
Joana J. Greswell	Accomplished Oxford Hebraist	Google Books · Google Scholar · Google News · JSTOR Taylor, J. Glen (2010). "Miss Greswell Honed our Hebrew at Oxford". In Calvert-Koyzis, Nancy; Weir, Heather (eds.). Breaking Boundaries: Female Biblical Interpreters Who Challenged the Status Quo. New York: Bloomsbury Publishing USA. pp. 85–106. ISBN 9780567384348. Taylor, Marion Ann (2012). "Hidden Voices: Toward a More Inclusive History of the Interpretation of the Bible" (PDF). Canadian Society of Biblical Studies.	Judaism and Christianity
Anne Hepburn	Former president of the Women’s Guild (now The Guild) and important figure of Motherhood of God controversy	Google Books · Google Scholar · Google News · JSTOR See New College Library archives. Elizabeth Ursic (30 September 2014). Women, Ritual, and Power: Placing Female Imagery of God in Christian Worship. SUNY Press. pp. 103–142. ISBN 978-1-4384-5285-2.	Christianity
Elizabeth G. K. Hewat	First woman to graduate BD and PhD at New College, campaigner for women's rights, a historian of Scottish missions, editor and ecumenical leader	Google Books · Google Scholar · Google News · JSTOR Elizabeth L. Ewan; Sue Innes; Sian Reynolds; Rose Pipes (2006). The Biographical Dictionary of Scottish Women. Edinburgh University Press. pp. 166–167. ISBN 978-0-7486-2660-1. Macdonald, Lesley Orr (2000). A Unique and Glorious Mission: Women and Presbyterianism in Scotland 1830 to 1930. John Donald. ISBN 9780859764780.	Christianity
Jane Hwang	Along with Joyce Bennett, first regularly-ordained female Anglican priests (Chinese: 黃羨雲)	Google Books · Google Scholar · Google News · JSTOR	Christianity
Karen Kilby	Professor of Catholic Theology at Durham University	Google Books · Google Scholar · Google News · JSTOR	Christianity
M. Hasna Maznavi	Founder of the first Women's Mosque of America	Google Books · Google Scholar · Google News · JSTOR See her blog post	Islam
Kwok Pui-lan	Asian feminist and postcolonial theologian	Google Books · Google Scholar · Google News · JSTOR See Indonesian Wikipedia article Kwok Pui-lan	Christianity
Mary Levison	First woman ordained in the Church of Scotland	Google Books · Google Scholar · Google News · JSTOR Levison, Mary (1992). Wrestling with the Church : one woman's experience. London: Arthur James. Lesley Orr Macdonald (1999). In Good Company: Women in the Ministry. Wild Goose Publications. ISBN 978-1-901557-15-2. Her obituaries in Sctosman and Herald Scotland	Christianity
Joan Lockwood O'Donovan	Christian ethicist and political theologian	Google Books · Google Scholar · Google News · JSTOR	Christianity
Helen Oppenheimer	Scholar in philosophical theology and Christian ethics	Google Books · Google Scholar · Google News · JSTOR	Christianity
Ruth Padilla DeBorst	Former president of Latin American Theological Fellowship	Google Books · Google Scholar · Google News · JSTOR See Christianity Today article	Christianity
Ruth Page (theologian)	First female principal of New College	Google Books · Google Scholar · Google News · JSTOR See New College Library archives.	Christianity
Susan Frank Parsons	Christian feminist ethicist	Google Books · Google Scholar · Google News · JSTOR	Christianity
Diana Paul	Buddhist feminist scholar and author	Google Books · Google Scholar · Google News · JSTOR	Buddhism
Park Soon-Kyung	Korean feminist theologian and who has worked towards unification of Korea	Google Books · Google Scholar · Google News · JSTOR See Park Sam Kyung, 'Towards an ethics of Korean reunification' (PhD thesis, Drew University, 2009).	Christianity
Fatimah bint Qays	Islamic scholar	Google Books · Google Scholar · Google News · JSTOR	Islam
Edith Rosenzweig	Dedicated her energies to bring her husband’s (Franz Rosenzweig) words on paper when he was unable to do so himself	Google Books · Google Scholar · Google News · JSTOR Shevitz, Amy Hill (2015-10-01). "Silence and Translation: Franz Rosenzweig's Paralysis and Edith Rosenzweig's Life". Modern Judaism. 35 (3): 281–301. doi:10.1093/mj/kjv019. ISSN 0276-1114.	Judaism
Annie H. Small	Principal of St Colm’s College	Google Books · Google Scholar · Google News · JSTOR Elizabeth L. Ewan; Sue Innes; Sian Reynolds; Rose Pipes (2006). The Biographical Dictionary of Scottish Women. Edinburgh University Press. pp. 328–329. ISBN 978-0-7486-2660-1. Macdonald, Lesley Orr (2000). A Unique and Glorious Mission: Women and Presbyterianism in Scotland 1830 to 1930. John Donald. ISBN 9780859764780. Wright, David F.; Badcock, Gary D. (1996). Disruption to Diversity: Edinburgh Divinity 1846-1996. A&C Black. ISBN 9780567085177. Rhonda Anne Semple (2003). Missionary Women: Gender, Professionalism, and the Victorian Idea of Christian Mission. Boydell Press. ISBN 978-1-84383-013-9.	Christianity
Sharada Sugirtharajah	Hindu postcolonial theorist	Google Books · Google Scholar · Google News · JSTOR	Hinduism
Elizabeth Templeton	Important female theologian at New College	Google Books · Google Scholar · Google News · JSTOR See New College Library archives.	Christianity
Karma Lekshe Tsomo	Buddhist nun, professor and social activist	Google Books · Google Scholar · Google News · JSTOR	Buddhism
Varanggana Vanavichayen	First female Buddhist monk ordained in Thailand	Google Books · Google Scholar · Google News · JSTOR See news articles on AP and BBC	Buddhism
Chanda Vyas	Britain's first female Hindu priest	Google Books · Google Scholar · Google News · JSTOR	Hinduism

Articles to be improved

• Marcella Althaus-Reid, feminist and queer theologian (Search Google Books · Google Scholar · Google News · JSTOR)
  • Isherwood, Lisa; Jordan, Mark D., eds. (2010). Dancing Theology in Fetish Boots: Essays in Honour of Marcella Althaus-Reid. London: SCM Press. ISBN 9780334043614.
• Joyce M. Bennett, along with Jane Hwang, first regularly-ordained female Anglican priests (Search Google Books · Google Scholar · Google News · JSTOR)
• Chung Hyun Kyung, Korean feminist theologian (Search Google Books · Google Scholar · Google News · JSTOR)
• Alison Elliot, first female moderator of the Church of Scotland (Search Google Books · Google Scholar · Google News · JSTOR)
• Florence Li Tim-Oi, first woman ordained in the Anglican Communion (Search Google Books · Google Scholar · Google News · JSTOR)
  • See Li Tim-Oi Foundation
  • Harrison, Ted (1985). Much Beloved Daughter. Darton, Longman & Todd, Limited. ISBN 9780232516326.
• Nancey Murphy, American philosopher and theologian (Search Google Books · Google Scholar · Google News · JSTOR)
• Mercy Oduyoye, leading scholar in African women's theology (Search Google Books · Google Scholar · Google News · JSTOR)
• Pandita Ramabai, Indian Christian social reformer (Search Google Books · Google Scholar · Google News · JSTOR)
• Louisa Woosley, first woman ordained in any Presbyterian denomination (Search Google Books · Google Scholar · Google News · JSTOR)

Additional ideas

• Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red/Religion
• Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red/Meetup/5
• "50 Powerful Women Religious Leaders To Celebrate International Women's Day". The Huffington Post. 2014-03-08. Retrieved 2016-08-24.

During the editathon

Useful WikiProjects that you may wish to connect articles to:

• Wikipedia:WikiProject Biography (add {{Portal|Biography}} to the article and {{WikiProject Biography}} to the talk page)
• Wikipedia:WikiProject Buddhism (add {{Portal|Buddhism}} to the article and {{WikiProject Buddhism}} to the talk page)
• Wikipedia:WikiProject Christianity (add {{Portal|Christianity}} to the article and {{WikiProject Christianity}} to the talk page)
• Wikipedia:WikiProject Hinduism (add {{Portal|Hinduism}} to the article and {{WikiProject Hinduism}} to the talk page)
• Wikipedia:WikiProject Islam (add {{Portal|Islam}} to the article and {{WikiProject Islam}} to the talk page)
• Wikipedia:WikiProject Judaism (add {{Portal|Judaism}} to the article and {{WikiProject Judaism}} to the talk page)
• Wikipedia:WikiProject Religion (add {{Portal|Religion}} to the article and {{WikiProject Religion}} to the talk page)

Categories that you may want to add to your article include:

• Category:Ordination of women
• Category:Women and religion
• Category:Women in the Bible

Sources

• Wikipedia is a tertiary resource, which relies upon secondary sources. Wikipedia is not a place for original research.
• For more guidance on the use of sources, see this guide here.
• We will provide a variety of reference books on the day.
• Editors will also have access to some University of Edinburgh e-resources.
• Search for articles on Google Scholar
• Try the Wikipedia Library's list of free resources
• Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
• The Hathi Trust Digital Library - 100s of novels & other assorted texts
• Shareable Images can be found through a Creative Commons search(which includes Google, Flickr & Wikicommons in its search).
• Images from Edinburgh University's collections - http://images.is.ed.ac.uk/

General

• DiscoverEd to find books, ebooks, journals, ejournals and more.

News sources

• Factiva
• British Newspaper Archive
• More at: Edinburgh University Library - Newspaper database

Theses databases

• Edinburgh Research Archive. For theses produced at the University of Edinburgh Edinburgh Research Archive
• Proquest Dissertations
• More at: Edinburgh University Library - Theses database

Outcomes - New pages created/improved

• Annie H. Small tweeted at #wikiwomeninred, RT? Victuallers (talk) 09:40, 29 October 2016 (UTC)
• Margaret Manson Graham - Missionary nurse in Nigeria (new page)
• Jane Haining - Scottish missionary died at Auschwitz (new pics)
• Chung Hyun Kyung - South Korean theologian (new pics)
• Florence Li Tim-Oi - first ordained woman in Anglican communion (new pics)
• Marcella Althaus-Reid - scholar of liberation theology, feminist theology, and queer theology (new pics and expanded)
• M. Hasna Maznavi - new page created
• Judith Kaplan Eisenstein music and theologian (new page created)
• Elizabeth G. K. Hewat first female graduate from New College, Edinburgh (new page created)
• Ruth Page (theologian), theologian and first female principal of New College, Edinburgh (new page created)
• Kwok Pui-lan, asian feminist theologian (new page created)
• Virginia Burrus, scholar of sexuality in Ancient Christian world (new page created)
• Karma Lekshe Tsomo, Buddhist activist and academic (new page created)
• Anne Hepburn, Church of Scotland missionary and teacher involved in the Motherhood of God controversy (new page created)
• Fatima al-Kabbaj, one of the first female students of University of al-Qarawiyyin (new page created)
• Mary Levison, first female ordained in the Church of Scotland (new page created)
• Lucy F. Farrow, important African American women in early Pentecostal movement (new page created)

What can I do after the event?

Join us for the event!

You may find these useful if you want to learn further about editing:

• Video tutorials
• Instructional videos on using Wikipedia

Participants - Sign Up Here!

Prior to the event:

1. RSVP
2. Do you have a Wikipedia User Name?

   No? Create a Wikipedia account

   Yes? Go to Step #3

3. Sign up! Add your Wikipedia User Name to this section by clicking the blue button below (follow instructions). Your name will be added to the bottom of this page
   

Don't worry! If you haven't edited Wikipedia before and don't have a Wikipedia User Name yet, we will help you on the day of the event! And remember to have fun!

To sign up for this event: Log in or create an account.

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